Sessions, Costs & Funding

Session Times

Monday to Friday

Any funding hours can be used between 7.45 and 4.30.

Any hours over your funding allowance will be charged at our hourly rate

Our sessions are

Full Day: 8:30 – 3.30

We also have Morning, Afternoon and extended hours please see table below

Children attending over lunchtime must bring a healthy packed lunch, kept cold with a large ice pack.

Funding

The government provides a single website for all childcare entitlements and schemes:

Homepage | Best Start in Life

You can use this site to check eligibility for:

Working parents funding (from 9 months+)

2-year-old funding

3–4-year-old universal and extended (30 hours) funding

Children eligible for 2-year-old deprivation funding will be contacted automatically by the ESCC funding team.

When Funding Starts

Funding begins the term after your child’s birthday,

except 9-month funding, which starts the term after your child’s 9-month anniversary.

3–4-Year-Old Funding

All 3–4-year-olds receive 15 hours of universal funding per week.
You may also be eligible for up to 30 hours (working parents).
The first 15/30 consecutive hours are funded; additional hours will be billed.

What We Need From You

To claim funding, you must provide:

A copy of your child’s birth certificate or passport at registration

Any eligibility codes (for 2-year, 30 hours, etc.)

You must complete a funding form each funding term. Failure to do so will make you liable for full fees.

Important: Persistent non-attendance may lead to funding being withdrawn by EYEE.

Sharing Funding

Funding can be shared with one other setting—please inform both settings if this applies.

Fees

Fees are charged per hour and reviewed regularly. We provide at least four weeks notice of any changes. Hourly rate from January 2026. Under 2s £8.00 Over 2s £7.00 per hour over funded hours

Payments

Fees must be paid by the start of each term.

Invoices show the sessions your child is due to attend.

Payment is due within two weeks via BACs.

If BACs is not possible, please contact us to arrange an alternative method.

Non-payment may result in your child being unable to access booked sessions.

Financial Support

If you are experiencing financial difficulties, please speak confidentially with our Manager so we can work out an arrangement.

Other Information

We accept Childcare Vouchers.

Ofsted URN: EY2704281

Missed sessions (holidays, sickness, etc.) are still payable.

No refunds/waivers apply if sessions are shortened, your child is absent, or the setting is closed due to circumstances beyond our control (e.g., extreme weather, loss of utilities, pandemic).

Withdrawing Your Child

If you choose to remove your child from the preschool, four weeks’ written notice is required.
This notice period must be funded or paid during term time.