Fees & Funding

We accept two year old FEET funding, 15 and 30 hours working parent entitlement and Tax Free Childcare payments through the Government scheme.  We also accept some childcare vouchers - please ask.

Session fees (from April 25)

8 - 9am         Breakfast club     £3.75 per half hour   

9 - 12 noon   Morning session  £24.00

12 - 1pm        Lunch club.          £8.00

1 - 4pm         Afternoon session £24.00

4 - 6pm.        Twilight club          £8.00 per hour

Funded hours are between 9am - 4pm. Breakfast club is charged at £3.75 per half hour starting from 8am.

When accessing a funded day, an additional service contribution charge is applied at £4 per day or £2.50 per half day. You are entitled to opt out of the additional service contribution, if you wish, and we can provide a list of items that you will need to bring every day for your child to access while at preschool. Please let a member of the team know if you wish to opt out. The additional services charge will be applied at the beginning of each half term and included on your childcare invoice. If you wish to opt out, please ensure the team know before the end of the half term, and changes will be in effect from next half term.

Additional services contribution includes, but is not limited to:

Personal care - facial wipes, handwash, toiletries, tissues, paper towels, clinical waste

 IT - access to online child development journal Tapestry

Food - morning and afternoon snacks of fruit, crackers

Parent / family events - covering additional supplies and staff

External visits - visits to local sites and activities - covering additional staff

Allotment and forest school activities - visits and resources for the allotment; Forest School activities 

We work with an external caterer - Care Catering, who provide a healthy hot lunch each day. If you wish your child to have a hot lunch, the charge is £3.50 per day. You can opt in to the hot lunch on registration and by the end of each half term. Changes will take effect from the following half term. The weekly menu is displayed in the preschool foyer, or please ask the team for the current menu.

Fees are calculated each half term and invoices are sent via email.  Payment is made through online banking and the details are on each invoice.

Government funding is available to eligible 2 year olds and all three year olds from the term after their third birthday.  If you are eligible for the working parent entitlement (2, 3 or 4 year old) funding please ensure you have registered via the Best Start in Life website and you refresh your details every three months as prompted by HMRC.  Failure to refresh your code will mean you may not receive the funding and full fees will be charged.  You can check your eligibility on the Government website.