Childcare Offer

Opening Times; We offer a morning or an afternoon session as well as full day care. Our session times are as follows;

Morning ; 8.15am - 12.00noon

Afternoon ; 12.00noon - 3.45pm

Full Day; 8.15am - 3.45pm

We are open Monday - Friday for 39 weeks of the year during term time.

Children can start with us from their 2nd birthday until they reach statutory school age.

They are welcome to attend for as many morning, afternoon or full day sessions Monday - Friday during term time as you wish

Fees and Funding; For children aged 2, 3 and 4 there is a new entitlement for children of working parents of 30 hours per week from 1st September 2025. Children whose parents are not working may also be entitled to 15 hours of free childcare per week dependent on their parent[s]/carer[s] circumstances.

All 3 and 4 year old children are entitled to 15 hours of free childcare per week [the Free Early years Entitlement] from the term following their 3rd birthday.

For families using their Funded Early Years Entitlement [15 or 30 hours] who wish for their children to attend additional hours the cost is £8.23 per hour;

Morning/Afternoon Session; £28.40, Full Day Care ; £56.80

We are also happy to accept Tax Free Childcare to apply please go to; www.gov.uk/apply-for-tax-free-childcare. You may also wish to consider applying for help with childcare costs via Universal Credit.

Consumables; We ask parents to provide a packed lunch for their children. In addition to this we provide a healthy snack each morning. We do not charge for this.

We ask parents to provide nappies/wipes although we do stock spares in case of emergencies. We offer ad hoc extra curricular activities including, but not limited to music/dance session, sports sessions. We make no charge for any of these sessions.

We are also happy to accept Tax Free Childcare.