Fees

Sessions are charged at £6.25 per hour and can be taken in any combination provided we have space available – we aim to offer maximum flexibility for families depending on their needs.

The government will fund 15 hours per week for any child, starting from the term after their 3rd birthday. If your child is eligible for this, we will explain the process for you and fill in the necessary documentation for your child. There are also funded hours available for two year olds and 30 hour funding for three year olds for some families. All details and eligibility information can be found on the website www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

We can help with any of these applications so if you need us, just ask.

Please note that any sessions taken outside of the government funded 15hrs will be charged at the normal £6.25 per hour rate.

Contributions

Voluntary charges: We ask parents to make a termly voluntary donation to pre-school, in addition to fees, as set out below. We rely on a voluntary termly donation and fundraising efforts throughout the year to cover our costs, this is added into the termly invoice. All donations are very gratefully received as they help us to continue to deliver the outstanding quality of provision that you have chosen our pre-school for.

• Consumables - 40p per am/pm session

  Including: snack and non-food items such as

  face wipes, tissues, sun creams etc.

  Enhanced Provision

  Including: Events, Celebrations, additional activities and

  Cooking/Planting resources. Special visitors e.g. Zoo Lab/Farm animals.

  Story Sacks/Resources Library - to share at home.

  Also, subscription to our online learning journey portal -

  Tapestry.

  Items when first joining us

  Red tote bag, Legionnaire Sun Hat and Wet/dry bag

  These are listed separately on your term’s invoice.

• If you would like to opt out of making Voluntary Contributions, in part or full payment, then families can arrange with the pre-school to provide essential consumables and non-food items. Also, fresh bedding (sheets and blanket) daily if your child sleeps.

Payment

Fees are invoiced termly and we accept direct bank payment (preferred) or cash.

Ladybirds also accepts payment through the government ‘tax free childcare’ accounts. Check out www.gov.uk/tax-free-childcare for more information.

We massively appreciate prompt payment and just ask that if you have any difficulties with making payments that you kindly let us know, as we would be more than happy to talk through this with you. 

The committee review our fees on a regular basis and we do let all parents know of any changes with a minimum notice of half a term.

Useful Information

Early Years Funding for 2 Year Olds and Help Paying for Childcare

Further guidance on applying for help with childcare costs can be found by clicking here.

FAQ’s

Our FAQ section is really useful for further information as these are the typical questions we get from parents, check out our page here and of course if you have not been able to find an answer to your question on our website, please do contact us.

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