Times & fees
We are open Monday to Friday term time only please click the link for our academic calendars: 2023/2024 2024/2025
Monday to Thursday sessions are:
morning session - 9am - 12pm
afternoon session 12pm - 3pm
all day 9am - 3pm
Friday operates slightly differently as Adventure Friday and only runs as a full day: 9am - 3pm. They are only available for our top cohort (those due in school the following September).
If your child attends between 12pm and 1pm they will need to bring a healthy packed lunch, information on this can be found in our New Starter Guide.
We require children to do a minimum number of sessions:
2 year olds - two sessions over two days
3&4 year olds - three sessions over 2 days
Fees for 2023/2024
Placement fee of £100 secures your child’s offered place at our setting. Part refundable (£25) at completion of enrolment paperwork at settling in.
2024/2025 - the Placement fee will remain the same.
Enrolment fee of £75 (non-refundable) to cover administrative costs to be paid at first session.
2024/2025 - the Enrolment fee will stay the same.
2023/2024 Non funded hours for 2 year olds
morning or afternoon session - £21.30
all day - £42.60
2024/2025 rates
morning or afternoon session - £28.50
all day - £57
Non funded hours for 3 & 4 year olds
morning or afternoon session - £16.95
all day - £33.90
2024/2025 rates
morning or afternoon session - £24
all day - £48
Service contribution fee for government funded sessions - this covers over Education, Health and Wellbeing package for your child
morning or afternoon session - £3
all day - £6
2024/2025 rates
morning or afternoon session - £6
all day - £12
Due to increased costs and underfunding by the UK government we now ask for a service contribution fee to cover the package of services we offer all children at preschool attributed to any funded hours you claim with us.
We ask all Friday parents to pay our Adventure Friday contribution fee of £45 per half term to cover the additional package of services offered. Please see our Adventure Friday Handbook for more information. 2024/25 - this fee will be £50.
We offer a lunch club Monday to Thursday 12-1 £8.
2024/25 - lunch club will be £10
All parents are invoiced half termly. If you are still having difficulty with your payment, please get in touch so that we can work out a payment plan for you. We reserve the right to review our charges annually.
Nursey Education Funding (NEF)
We accept government Universal (15 hours) funding for three and four year olds as well as the Extended (further 15 hours). Children will become funded the term after they turn three. Parents claiming the Extended hours (sometimes called 30 hours) must have applied for this funding the term before they start and must provide preschool with their code to be checked. We also accept two year old funding for eligible parents, this is valid the term after the child turns two. Parents must provide preschool with their code or funding letter. All sessions are subject to availability.
whatever your circumstances it’s worth checking out what you might be entitled to by going to the government website:
Everyone wishing to claim funded hours for their child must complete a PARENT/CARER AGREEMENT FORM FOR NURSERY EDUCATION FUNDING, failure to do by the requested date will result in your being charged to cover your funded hours for the half term.
You can increase/change hours subject to availability, this should be requested via email a minimum of:
for funded sessions - 2 weeks before the end of any term
for non funded sessions – 2 weeks before the end of any half term.
To withdraw from preschool please give 4 weeks’ notice in writing, otherwise you may be asked to pay for any funded hours left in the term, fees are non refundable.
Fees continue to be payable if a child is absent, but in cases of prolonged absence, parents should consult with the managers.
