Fees and Funding
The Pre-School is a registered charity and as such we charge the minimum possible in fees.
Fees charges as below,
| Fee | |
|---|---|
|
Morning Session |
£24.00 |
|
Full Day |
£48.00 |
|
Extended Day |
£8.50 |
|
Voluntary Charge AM session |
£2.25 |
|
Voluntary Charge Full day session |
£3.95 |
Funding is available for eligible families. We accept 2, 3 and 4 year old funding, which can be either 15 or 30 hours depending on the type of funding. You can refer to the Best Start in Life website to see if you are eligible for any funding or ask pre-school and we will be happy to offer our help. Funded hours may be chosen by the parent and are available to take either as a morning or full days equivalent to your entitlement. (please note the Extended Day session is a payable session where funding cannot be used) Our Fees and Funding Policy is available upon request. We are closed on Bank Holidays, if allocated days fall on a bank holiday you will not be able to access this day.
Voluntary Charge
A Voluntary Charge is payable for all 3 and 4 year olds, parents will be asked to opt in or out, parents opting out will be provided with a list of items they will need to provide for each session attended. The voluntary charge covers access to Learning Journals, hygiene consumables such as wipes, gloves, paper towels, morning snack, seasonal activities and celebrations and other enrichment activities such as baking, crafts, and external PE sessions. We understand that this charge is an additional cost to parents/carers but is an unavoidable charge as the funding we receive does not cover everything we have on offer to our children.
We also accept childcare vouchers and tax free childcare payments.
Invoices are sent out each half term and must be paid in full before the start of a new term.
If your child no longer requires their sessions, please let us know in writing as soon as possible. We operate a six week notice period.
Breakdown of Voluntary Charge
Snack charge – £0.55 per session – A breakfast snack
Non Food consumables – £0.45 per session – Wipes, paper towels, tissues, PPE
Activities and Additional Services – £1.25 per session – Bookbag and lending book to take home, trips to the local community, enhanced ratios for trips out, online Tapestry Learning Journal, cooking activities, additional activities for festivals and celebrations, enhanced staff qualifications and training, leavers party and gift and activity session from outside providers.
Morning Session is equal to one session.
Full day session is equal to two sessions.