Funding

You may be eligible to funding for all or part of your child’s nursery costs.

Visit Childcare Choices to check for funding eligibility – Childcare Choices gives parents access childcare information and determine their eligibility for Government-funded childcare initiatives. It provides information on how to apply for funding.

Funding may be available to families, upon application on Childcare Choices as follows:

2 year old funding on economic grounds – potentially 15 hours funding per week is available to families currently receiving certain benefits and/or have a low family income.

2 year old funding for working families – this is extended to potentially 30 hours funding per week being available to working families from September 2025, for families with weekly earnings within a specific threshold where both parents work a minimum number of hours.

3/4 year old universal funding – all children are automatically entitled up to 15 hours per week funding from the term following their 3rd birthday. Families are not required to apply for this funding.

3/4 year old funding for working families – potentially an additional 15 hours funding per week to add to the free universal funded hours is available to working families with weekly earnings within a specific threshold where both parents work a minimum number of hours.

You must apply for any funding (except universal) the term prior to when you want funding to start. You will be advised if you are eligible, and you will be provided with a unique reference number.

We will ask you to provide this code when you complete our Nursery Application Form.

Fees

Where funding may not be applicable for all or part of  your child’s nursery place, nursery session fees will apply.

If you would like your child to attend our Nursery full-time you will use your free 30-hour funded entitlement, with an additional charge to cover the extra 2.5 hours.  A full week in our Nursery setting is 32.5 hours (6.5 hours per day)

If you only want to use the free funded 15 or 30 hours you have the option of collecting early at 12.40am on a Friday if you are funded for 30 hours, or at 10:40 (session dependant) if you are funded for 15 hours.   Funded hours must be used in a continuous block.

• Non funded morning or afternoon session (3 hours) £22.80 3hour
• Non funded session topup (30hr funded) £10.00 per week
• Non funded session topup (15 hr funded) £4.00 per week

Prior to the start of each term, an invoice will be issued to all children attending non-funded sessions, the invoice will detail the total amount due for that term.  Payments for invoices can be made online via MCAS (outstanding payments).

We also accept payment via childcare vouchers (please speak to the office for more details).

Fees are due for the whole term, any days off due to sickness or holiday still require payment.  Please note, any late collections will be charged at the published rate.