Fees, Funding & Sessions
Our Nursery year starts in September and runs through until July, this is called an academic year. Nursery is open 8:40am-3:15pm Monday to Friday during term time, which supports the school day and our school holiday periods are also the same.
We offer fully funded Nursery places with no hidden charges. Parents who can claim the Early Years Funded Entitlement can take their funding between the main Nursery opening hours of 8:40am to 3:15pm. If your child is not old enough for funding or does not meet eligibility for the extended entitlement, parents are offered the opportunity to pay for a place at our Nursery. Remember you may also be able to access other financial support towards your childcare costs, such as tax-free childcare.
ALL children are eligible for 15 hours of Nursery funding a week from the term after they turn three, this is called the "universal offer".
Working parents may be eligible for an additional 15 hours a week, an extended entitlement and often called "30 hours funding".
Some two-year-olds may also be eligible for funding from the term after they turn two.
Please visit the Childcare Choices website for full details on early years funding: Childcare Choices | 30 Hours Free Childcare, Tax-Free Childcare and More | Help with Costs | GOV.UK
30 hour codes for January 2024
If your child is due to start at our Nursery from January 2024 and you think you are eligible for 30 hours of nursery funding, please apply for your code now. You MUST apply and receive your code before 31st December 2023 for the code to be valid for a January start.
It is definitely worth checking your eligibility here.
You should apply for your code even if you don’t think at this stage you want to use it. Things might change and the code is only valid from the term after you apply.
For example:
- Apply for your code and receive it by 31st December 2023 - use it from 1st January 2024 onwards
- Apply for your code after 31st December 2023 – use it from 1st April 2024 onwards
| 15 hours a week (2 year olds) If not eligible for FEET | 15 hours a week (3 & 4 year olds) If not eligible for funded entitlement |
First Half of the Week | ||
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Monday 8:40am-3:15pm Tuesday 8:40am-3:15pm Wednesday 8:40am-11:00am | 15 hours funded or £97.50 per week | 15 hours funded or £82.50 per week |
Second Half of the Week | ||
Wednesday 1pm-3:15pm Thursday 8:40am-3:15pm Friday 8:40am-3:15pm | 15 hours funded or £97.50 per week | 15 hours funded or £82.50 per week |
30 Hours over the week | ||
Monday, Tues, Thurs and Friday 8.40am – 3.15pm Wednesday 8:40am-12:45pm | Not available | £178.75 (where a child starts before 15 hours funding is in place) |
Wednesday afternoon for children currently in for 30 hours per week 12:45pm-3:15pm | Not available | £13.75 per week (weekly fee) |