Fees

We strive to offer you outstanding childcare at a competitive but affordable price. Opening 8:00am till 5:00pm Term Time ONLY, we charge £5.95 an hour and we take payment at the end of the month for the total hours that your child is with us. 

Your child may also be eligible for some funding and we’ve listed some information about the government childcare schemes below to help you make an informed decision. 

Support with childcare costs 

Childcare costs can be daunting but there are a number of schemes available which many families can use to help reduce their childcare costs. Your eligibility for these support schemes is dependent on factors such as household income, the number of children you have and the number of hours you work. It’s important to remember that any funded care doesn’t include meals and extras like day trips. If you have any questions, please get in touch with us so we can discuss things further. 

Funded care:

Children Aged 2 years – 

Your child maybe be eligible for 15 hours a week of free childcare or early education for 38 weeks if you are living in England and are receiving support from one of the following benefits: 

• Income Support Income-based Job Seekers Allowance
• Employment and Support Allowance
• Universal Credit (and your household income is £15,400 a year or less after tax, not including benefit payments)
• Child Tax Credits (and your household income is £16,190 a year or less, before tax)
• Guaranteed Pension Credit
• Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (what you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)

or, if the child aged 2 years – 

• Is looked after by a local authority
• Has a statement of special education needs (SEN) or an education, health and care (EHC) plan
• Get’s Disability Living Allowance
• Have left care under an adoption order, special guardianship order or a child arrangements order

(The above lists are provided by https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-2-year-olds)

Children Aged 3-4 –

All families in England with children aged 3-4 years old are eligible for 15 hours of free childcare or early education for 38 weeks of the year. This is a total of 570 hours per year that you can use flexibly with one or more childcare providers.

Children Ages 3-4 from working families – 

Children aged 3-4 from working families in England may be eligible for 30 hours of free childcare or early education for 38 weeks. This is a total of 1,140 hours per year, that you can use flexibly with one or more childcare providers. You may be eligible for this if:

• You, and any partner, must each expect to earn at least £142 per week (equal to 16 hours at the national minimum or living wage)

or,

• If you, or your partner, are on maternity, paternity or adoption leave, or you’re unable to work because you are disabled or have caring responsibilities, you could still be eligible 

(You won’t be able to get 30 hours free childcare if either you, or your partner, each individually expect to earn £100,000 or more). 

We will happily support you by answering any questions you have on assistance with our fees. You can find more information about all the information above and more about the schemes available on the Government’s website – https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ . 

Some other benefit schemes to help reduce the costs are:

• Tax free childcare: https://www.gov.uk/tax-free-childcare

• Universal Credit: https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit