General information

Fees and funding

Fees are payable monthly in advance. Fees continue to be payable if a child is absent without notice or for a short time. In cases of prolonged absence, parents should consult the committee about fee payment. Each child's attendance at the group is conditional upon continued payment of the necessary fees. Should your child need to leave the pre-school for any reason, we will require a minimum of one months notice- fees will be required in lieu of notice if this is not possible.

Current fees effective from January 2010:-

Pre-School session 9am-12pm (under 3's) Second sibling attending at the same time	£9.50 £9.00
Pre-School session (over 3's)	Funded
Parent and toddler group	£1.50 per child
Hourly Rate 12pm-2pm Hourly Rate for 2nd sibling attending at the same time Hourly Rate for Split Funded Children	£3.15 £3.00   £3.84

Funding comes into place at the end of the term after your child turns 3. The following dates below confirm when 3 year olds are entitled to a funded place:

Children who are three between:	Will receive funding from:
1 September and 31 December	The following January
1 January and 31 March	The following April
1 April and 31 August	The following September

 

The funding will continue until the child starts full-time education.

Some three year old children are eligible for a funded place earlier than this if they are referred either:

1. Via the Health Visitor
2. Via the parent/carer, if they are in receipt of income support or jobseekers allowance

The local authority provides funding for children of nursery school age to attend an approved setting (such as ours) for up to 15 hours per week without parents having to pay fees. As such we are able to claim local authority funding for children in the term following their 3rd birthday.

Each child is entitled to up to 15 hours. If your child attends more than one funded session, then the funding will be split between the sessions and any extra hours will be billed for.

We will ask you as parent to fill in a Grant Claim form and will then inform the Local Education Authority that your child is attending our Pre-School.