Nursery Fees

Affordable childcare for working parents

"Fees are highly competitive, offering working parents affordable but excellent learning and childcare." Parent governors

The nursery is a competitively priced fee paying nursery with access to all eligible Government funding to offset some or most of the costs. We have three sessions during the day and each is charged separately to ensure families are able to choose the exact sessions they require. Please note that there will be a minor fee increase at the beginning of each academic year.

Term Time Nursery fees for September 2020 - August 2021

Inclusive of breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, snacks and drinks (per child, per session)

Sessions	Hours	Fee
Early morning	7.30-8am	£3.50
Early morning ad-hoc	7.30-8am	£5.00
Morning	8am-1pm	£28.50
Afternoon	1pm-6pm	£28.50
Morning/afternoon ad-hoc	8am-1pm or 1pm-6pm	£40.00
Late collection, first 15 minutes	1-1.15pm or 6-6.15 pm	£10.00

Payments for morning and afternoon sessions

Fees are payable monthly in advance (from August to June) and within 14 days of invoices being issued. Government funding to cover most or some of the costs of these sessions is available including:

15 'Universal' government funded hours.
15 'Additional' government funded hours (30 hour eligibility)
Childcare Vouchers
Tax-Free Childcare

Important

There is specific eligibility criteria for all the above except for the 15 'Universal' government funded hours which is available to all children in the term following their 3rd birthday. The current rate is £4.89 per hour and it will be deducted from fees. Please note that all children attending nursery for 15 hours a week will still be required to pay a small monthly fee.

Fee breakdown for academic year 2020-21

Government funded hours. Payments for term time, morning and afternoon sessions.

Total cost of nursery place (term time)
No of sessions (x 5 = no of hours) x £28.50 per session x 38 or 39 weeks depending on days of the week and number of weeks in each term	= £?? per year
Government funding (term time)
For all children from term after 3rd birthday £4.89 per hour x 15 universal hours = £73.35 x 38 weeks	= £2,787.30 per year
For 30 hour eligibility £4.89 per hour x 15 additional hours = £73.35 x 38 weeks	= £2,787.30 per year
Total fees payable (term time)
Total cost payable less eligible government funding	= £?? Per year
Fees payable monthly (August to June) £?? per month

Please note that Government funding can change and we will inform you if this happens.

There are some examples at the bottom of the page give you an indication of what you might expect to pay in different circumstances. The examples below are for illustration only. The actual amounts may vary slightly according to number of days in the month and weeks in the term. Fuller details of government funding and other help with child care costs can be found on Government Funding and help with childcare costs page

Payments for early sessions

Early sessions cost £3.50 per session and the fees will be added to the monthly invoice where this is a permanent arrangement. Early morning care is not covered by the 15 and 30 hours government funding as we do not offer the option to “stretch” the funding but you can use Child Care Vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare payments to help cover it.

Payments for Ad-hoc term time sessions

Occasional ad-hoc sessions (early, morning and/or afternoon) can be booked in term time in exceptional cases such as unexpected work commitments, jury service, medical appointments, family crisis etc. These are subject to an increased fee (£5.00 for early session, £40.00 for morning/afternoon) to cover administration and are bookable through your Laser account. Ad hoc term time sessions are not covered by the 15 and 30 hours government funding but you can use Child Care Vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare payments to help cover it.

Payments for late collection

Late collection will incur an additional fee of £10 for first 15 minutes, then an additional £5 per each five minutes thereafter. These costs will be added to your nursery cashbook on Laser.

Payments for Holiday Club

Please see Holiday Club page for full details of Holiday Club fees and payments. As with early and ad-hoc term time sessions, Holiday Club is not covered by the 15 and 30 hours government funding as we do not offer the option to “stretch” the funding but you can use Child Care Vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare payments to help cover it.

How much will I have to pay?

The examples below are for illustration only. The actual amounts may vary slightly according to number of days in the month and weeks in the term.

Example 1:

Child attends nursery for 3 mornings per week and is eligible for;

15 “Universal” government funded hours.

Total cost of nursery place (term time)
3 sessions (15 hours) x £28.50 per session x 38 weeks	= £3,249.00 per year
Government funding (term time)
£4.89 per hour x 15 universal hours = £73.35 x 38 weeks	= £2,787.30 per year
Total fees payable (term time)
Total cost payable less eligible government funding	= £461.70 per year
Fees payable monthly (August to June) £41.97 per month

Example 2:

Child attends nursery for 5 mornings per week and is eligible for;

15 “Universal” plus 10 “Additional” government funded hours.

Total cost of nursery place (term time)
5 sessions (25 hours) x £28.50 per session x 38 weeks	= £5,415.00 per year
Government funding (term time)
£4.89 per hour x 15 universal hours = £73.35 x 38 weeks	= £2,787.30 per year
£4.89 per hour x 10 additional hours = £48.90 x 38 weeks	= £1,858.20 per year
Total fees payable (term time)
Total cost payable less eligible government funding	= £769.50 per year
Fees payable monthly (August to June) £69.95 per month

In this case Tax-Free childcare or Childcare Vouchers might be used to offset further costs.

Example 3:

Child attends nursery for 5 mornings per week and is eligible for;

15 “Universal” government funded hours.

Total cost of nursery place (term time)
5 sessions (25 hours) x £28.50 per session x 38 weeks	= £5,415.00 per year
Government funding (term time)
£4.89 per hour x 15 universal hours = £73.35 x 38 weeks	= £2,787.30 per year
Total fees payable (term time)
Total cost payable less eligible government funding	= £2,627.70 per year
Fees payable monthly (August to June) £238.88 per month

Example 4:

Child attends nursery for 5 full days per week (8am-1pm & 1pm-6pm) and is eligible for;

15 “Universal” plus 15 “Additional” government funded hours.

In addition they attend 5 early sessions 7.30am-8am per week.

Total cost of nursery place (term time)
10 sessions (50 hours) x £28.50 per session x 38 weeks 5 early sessions (2.5 hours) x £3.50 per session x 38 weeks	= £10,830.00 = £665.00
Government funding (term time)
£4.89 per hour x 15 universal hours = £73.35 x 38 weeks	= £2,787.30 per year
£4.89 per hour x 15 additional hours = £73.35 x 38 weeks	= £2,787.30 per year
Total fees payable (term time)
Total cost payable less eligible government funding	= £5,920.40 per year
Fees payable monthly (August to June)	= £538.22 per month

In this case Tax-Free childcare or Childcare Vouchers might be used to offset further costs.