Fees & Times

Free Entitlement funding is payable for all eligible children from the school term after they turn 9 months old for a maximum of 15 hours per week (38 weeks funding is stretched over 50 weeks of the year the remaining 2 weeks normal fees apply - 1 week in April & December). Headcount days affect funding and dates are on WSCC website. Please ask the Nursery Manager if you wish to register for the Free entitlement or if you require further details. The Free Entitlement is stretched over the year and the free hours will be included in your monthly invoice. FE is applied 10 hours on the first full day (stretched = 7.46 free hours) 2 days = 15 hours funding (stretched = 11.4 free hours). Free Entitlement only spaces are between 14:00-17:00 these places have limited availability due to the operational impact on the nursery. Tea is an extra £4.05 or they are able to bring their own tea, please speak to Mgt regarding arrangements. Registration and Deposit fees are waivered for FE only. Please refer to our Free Entitlement Guide for further information.

A charge of £15 per quarter hour (or part) will be made in arrears if your child is collected after or dropped off before their scheduled nursery hours. If you notify us at least a day in advance, we will charge, in arrears, the appropriate hourly rate for early drop off or late collection.

A fee of £60 per child is payable to register to start at the Nursery or for a place on the Nursery waiting list. This will be used towards administration costs and is non-refundable. We recommend a minimum of 2 days per week to allow children to build relationships and become accustomed to their new routine

Having registered on our waiting list, we will contact you approximately 3 months before your requested starting date to inform you of place availability. To secure a confirmed place and start date for your child, parent must agree and sign the Nursery Contract and pay a deposit of £300 for each child. This deposit will be refunded the month after leaving the nursery or used to offset any unpaid fees.

Full-time (i.e. 5 full days per week) children receive four weeks holiday allowance at no charge, while part time children who attend set days/sessions per week receive two times their weekly attendances at no charge. Reductions in Nursery Fees to reflect this discount are already included in the above Rates at the top of this page.

Regrettably all absences, for whatever reason, have to be paid for. If your child has a contagious illness, sickness or diarrhoea and/or is unhappy at nursery through illness, you may be requested to keep them from attending until well. This aims to prevent cross-infection and is in the best interest of all the children's welfare and consequently incurs fees.

One full calendar month's notice of withdrawal must be given in writing, otherwise one month's fees will be charged in lieu of notice. Children who leave at any time during a month will be charged the ad hoc rate.

If you would like to change your child's days, we need one month's notice in writing. If the changes occur part way through a month you will be charged the adhoc rate for that month, the following month will then be charged at the monthly rate. Please note age related prices become effective a month after their birthdays except when Free Entitlement rates differ e.g. if child has turned 2 years old after term start date so will receive the 9 months funding for that term hourly rate will match

All administration, e.g. requests for additional sessions, notice of withdrawal etc. should be in writing and directed to the Nursery Manager.

Fees are payable by Standing Order/BACS or cash payments by the first day of the month. We can also accept childcare voucher payments and payments via the Tax Free Government scheme. All fees that remaining unpaid will incur a surcharge of 5% of the full amount outstanding, a further 5% will then be charged for each subsequent week until the debt is cleared. Prices are reviewed twice a year in May and October. Any nursery closure due to unforeseen circumstances, we have the right to charge full fees.