Fees
We currently offer sessions for children aged 10 months to 5 years. We remain committed to offering quality childcare and careful consideration is taken with regard to any fee increase. Nursery Fees from 2024 are as follows:
Session type | Hours covered | Price |
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All Day | 8.30am – 5.20pm | £83.00 |
Discounts are available for older siblings and children who attend on a full time basis.
Discount type | Discount amount % |
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Older siblings | 10% |
Planned Holiday Leave | 20% |
“Staff’s interaction with children are exceptional”
Ofsted inspection report November 2023
Parent voucher schemes
Traditionally parent voucher schemes were a way of contributing some of your monthly gross salary into a parent voucher scheme account operated by your employer before you were taxed. This then enabled employees to make a tax saving, with the monies from the parent voucher scheme account being used to pay your child’s nursery provider. Since 2017 the government has introduced a scheme which operates in a similar way. This are the options available to you:
The government tax free childcare voucher scheme
This is a scheme open to working families, including the self-employed. Where for every £8.00 you pay into your online account, the government will add an extra £2.00 up to £2000.00 per child per year. This account can they be used to pay your child’s nursery fees. There is certain criteria that you will need to meet to enable you to join the scheme. For more information visit the government website here: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
Employer voucher schemes
In association with your employer, we currently accept the following parent voucher schemes as part of your child’s nursery fees payment:
Enjoy benefits
Yellow nest
Busy Bees
Computershare
Edenred
Kiddivouchers
Sodexo
TEDS
The Co-operative (The Midcounties Co-operative)
If your employer has a different parent voucher scheme in operation. Please let us know and we will happily set up an account to enable you to pay for your child’s nursery fees for their voucher scheme.
Admissions
Our admissions policy is designed to be clear, comprehensive and fair.
We welcome children and staff from all ethnic origins, religious backgrounds, gender and those who may have special needs.
We have a booking system, which operates on a first come first served basis, with priority given to siblings of existing children. All children are added to our waiting list and will be informed either at the time of registering, or shortly afterwards, as to when their requested sessions will become available.
Please note that we do reserve the right to refuse entry if we believe this will be detrimental to the care and wellbeing of your child, or the children within our care.
Waiting List
For your information here are our current waiting list entry times:
Group name | Age group | Current waiting list information |
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Orange group | 10 months to 2½ years | The waiting list for entry from September 2024 to March 2026 is now closed, the waiting list for entry from April 2026 is open. |
Lemon group | 2 years to 3¼ years | The waiting list for entry from September 2024 to August 2025 is now closed, the waiting list for entry from September 2025 is open |
Pear group | 3 years to 5 years | The waiting list for entry from September 2024 to August 2025 is now closed, the waiting list for entry from September 2025 is open |
Registering your child
There are always lots of questions you will want to ask about our provision and we are here to help.
If you decide you would like to join the waiting list, you will be required to complete a ‘Request to join the waiting list’ form below. Once we have received your form we will confirm you have been added to our waiting list.
When a place becomes available and you choose to accept the place, you will be requested to pay a £100.00 non-refundable registration fee and a holding deposit which will be placed on your child’s account. The holding deposit will remain on your child’s account until your child leaves our provision.
Our nursery has gained a very good reputation within the area, so we would advise you to register your child as soon as you know which sessions you would like them to attend. Where possible, try to add your flexibility regarding the sessions you are happy for your child to attend.
“Staff are highly skilled and effective at supporting children to acquire language”
Ofsted inspection report November 2023
Settling-in trial sessions
Starting nursery can be very daunting for both children and their parents. To help support the transition and make it a positive experience, we like to offer a home visit for all families who live within a mile of the nursery, once a start date has been agreed. For those families who live further away, we will arrange for parents to receive a phone call meeting with your child’s assigned key person at a mutually convenient time to discuss your child’s individual needs.
Prior to the phone call, we will ask you to complete a form for your child which identifies their needs, likes, dislikes and a range of information designed to help us settle your child into nursery life. All information supplied by parents is treated in the strictest of confidence.
We offer a number of free trials for your child to attend. This enables your child and their key person to get to know each other and familiarise themselves with our nursery. Further trial sessions are arranged if we feel it is in the child’s best interest to attend more before they start. Trial sessions preferably take place in the two weeks before your child is due to start their agreed sessions.
Nursery attendance
We feel it is important that every child who attends our provision has adequate time to build a positive relationship with their key person. Therefore, all children are required to attend a minimum of two full day sessions a week.
Funded Early Education Entitlement
The government offer a number of Early Education Entitlement schemes, subsidised by both the government and our provision. We are currently running the following government funded schemes between September 2024 to August 2025:
Scheme Name | Age of child | Number of funded hours | Accessible to |
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Scheme 1: Working Families | 10 months – 3 years | 11.17 hours per week | Working families who are eligible |
Scheme 2: Families with special circumstances | 2 – 3 years | 11.17 hours per week | Families with special circumstances who are eligible |
Scheme 3: Universal | 3 & 4 year olds | 11.17 hours per week | ALL |
Scheme 4: Working Families | 3 & 4 year olds | up 22.35 hours per week | Working families who are eligible |
These schemes are available to all children who have joined or wish to join our waiting list and receive a place offer.
For further information about the funded schemes available, please click on the link here.
For further information about the funded schemes available, please click on the link here.
Closed bank holidays and Christmas week