| 8am-4pm / 9am-5pm / 10am-6pm sessions | £68.00/session |
| All-inclusive session package | £8.50/session |
| To extend a contracted session | £8.50/hr |
| Premium hours: 7-8am or 6-7pm | £12.50/hr |
| Extra or extended days are possible, subject to availability, & will be charged separately as ‘Extra Sessions’ at a premium hourly rate. Time can be added in hourly increments when adding to an existing session. A minimum of 8hrs is required for stand-alone sessions. Sessions booked & subsequently cancelled will remain payable unless cancelled in writing prior to the session being invoiced. | £10/hr |
- An example of non-funded provision would be:
- Mon 7am-4pm = £12.50 (7-8) + £68.00 (8-4) + £8.50 (all-inclusive package)
- Tue 8am-5pm = £68.00 (8-4) + £8.50 (4-5) + £8.50 (all-inclusive package)
- Wed 10am-6pm = £68.00 (10-6) + £8.50 (all-inclusive package)
- The all-inclusive session package covers meals & snacks, nappies/wipes/cream, eyLog, suncream, parent’s evenings, attended events, parent workshops, outings etc, all bundled together at a discounted rate.
- All three session options include morning & afternoon snacks & lunch. The 8-4 session additionally includes breakfast. The 9-5 & 10-6 sessions additionally include tea.
- Minimum of 2 x 8hr sessions per week
- Payment will be required for any early drop-off or late collections, even if not requested, at a rate of £10 for (up to) the first 30mins & £10 for (up to) each 30mins after that.
- Fees are charged monthly, in advance, & payment is required on or before the 1st of the month, as per the terms of the Childcare Agreement (p.13/14.). You can choose to pay by BACS (no charge), childcare vouchers (£1 charge) or tax-free childcare (£1 charge). No cash, cheque or card payments will be accepted.
- See also ‘Terms & Conditions’ for additional charges.
- We offer all year round contracts (52 weeks), term-time contracts (39 weeks full price/full attendance, 13 weeks half price/half attendance – in line with school terms) & funded early learning (FEL) funded term-time only (38 weeks).
- 5% discount available for full-time places (50hrs or more per week)
- One-week holiday pro rata may be taken free of charge in any one holiday year (a holiday year is the 12 months following your child’s start date) i.e. if your child attends 2 sessions each week, they will be entitled to 2 free sessions in any one year. A minimum of four weeks written notice is required to have this deduction made.
Our invoices are sent electronically & will automatically be sent to the email address provided as your child’s ‘1st contact’. All account queries should be directed to [email protected] rather than the setting’s usual email address.
| Funded Early Learning (FEL) is a Government funded scheme that offers up to 570hrs per year of early education to all 3 & 4-year olds & eligible 2-year olds & babies (9+mths). Eligible children are able to double their entitlement to 1,140hrs per year under the Extended Funded Entitlement (EFE). There is defined criteria which must be met in order to be eligible. Parents need to confirm their eligibility & we can only provide a place once that eligibility has been confirmed. FEL for 3 & 4-year olds is a universal entitlement & children qualify to receive FEL the April, September or January following their third birthday. The funded entitlement equates to 15hrs per week for 38 weeks of the year. Parents may choose for their child to take up fewer hours than they’re entitled to if they wish. Our settings deliver funding between 8am & 6pm. A child can claim FEL &/or EFE at no more than 2 providers in any one day & can only claim up to a total of 15 or 30hrs depending on eligibility. If a child’s attendance exceeds what is funded, our pricing structure will be applied. All sessions include our all-inclusive session package at a charge of £8.50 per session, this covers meals & snacks, nappies/wipes/cream, eyLog, suncream, parent’s evenings, attended events, parent workshops, outings etc, all bundled together at a discounted rate. Your child can access the FEL/EFE hours only, attending 38wks per year only, or you can stretch across all 52wks accessing a lesser amount each week (15hrs: 10.96hrs/wk, 30hrs: 21.92hrs/wk). If your child is signed up to our all-inclusive package but attending 38wks only, you may wish for them to attend an ad hoc additional session during a non-funded week, these can be requested &, subject to availability, will be booked & charged as per our Extra Session arrangements (8hrs+ per session, £10/hr). You will be required to complete an Early Years Care & Education Ltd. ‘Parent/Carer Agreement for all Funded Early Learning (FEL/EFE) Children’. Funding will be paid for holidays taken during government funded weeks for up to four weeks in a funding year. However, a firm return date must be provided by the parent. If the child does not return on the agreed date, they should be treated as a leaver & the provider should enter the agreed return date as the leaving date for the child when submitting this information on the headcount task. The parent would then need to reapply for a place on their return. In line with submitting funding claims to the Local Authority, you commit to the number of hours we claim on your behalf for a minimum of a term at a time. This does not affect your right to request alterations to your hours of attendance. Parents opting out – We recommend our all-inclusive session package, that offers a fully enhanced service to families. As stated above, this includes, but is not exhaustive of, meals & snacks, nappies/wipes/cream, eyLog, suncream, parent’s evenings, attended events, parent workshops, outings etc, all bundled together at a discounted rate. Collectively these are valued & cost much more than the £8.50 discounted fee we charge. However, we do offer non-inclusive package places available for children in receipt of 15hrs. This is offered 8.30-11.30am Mon-Fri during the 38 funded weeks only. You will be required to send a piece of fruit for snack, & nappies/wipes/cream if your child requires them. This is at a cost of £0 to the parent. We also offer non-inclusive package places for children in receipt of 30hrs. This is offered 12.30-6.30pm Mon-Fri during the 38 funded weeks only. You will be required to send a piece of fruit for snack, & nappies/wipes/cream if your child requires them. Tea is served within this session which parents can purchase at a cost of £2.00 per day (£10.00 per week). Whilst it remains voluntary to pay, please note that the food element is not included as part of your government funded place, and is therefore an additional cost to the nursery if parents are unable or unwilling to pay. With increasing numbers of severe allergies amongst children, & the lack of extra fridge storage to keep them fresh, we do not allow packed meals to be brought in from home (other than a piece of fruit for snack time). If any of the required items for either arrangement are not sent daily, a charge will be made at our usual rate & parents will be expected to pay this. Persistent failure to provide will result in termination of the non-inclusive package place. All places will be at the availability of the Nursery, & parents wishing to access will go on our waiting list until a place becomes available. Children in receipt of EYPP will be given priority access. If ‘opt out’ is the chosen option, please note that there is no opportunity for parents to add hours, either during funded weeks, or outside of these terms, or purchase additional services/request changes whilst accessing a non-inclusive package place. This flexibility is only available where parents are accessing our regular Nursery offer. Parents will be informed of dates/times where extra-curricular activities will be taking place that parent have opted out of (including Rhythm Time, Super Star Sport, Cryo Sports UK etc.), & that session will be rearranged (tagged onto the end of the current funded period in non-funded time). |
