Fees & Funding

My fees are £10.50 an hour for children under 2 and £9.50 an hour from age 2. If you're a working parent with a 30 hours code, 24 hours a week are funded, all year round.

Use the calculator to see what your own week would cost, or scroll down for the full breakdown of funded hours, fees and meals.

Fee calculator

Pick your child's age, funding and days to see what a week would cost.

1. How old is your child?
2. Do you have a funding code?
3. What days do you require? Drop-off from 8am
4. Optional extras Untick to leave out

This is an estimate to help you plan, not a quote.

How funding, meals and invoices work
  • A 30 hours code gives 24 funded hours a week here, because I stretch it over 46 weeks of the year. Funded places are for children from 9 months up to 3. Check if you qualify and apply at Childcare Choices.
  • Funded hours cover 8am to 12pm and 12.30pm to 4.30pm on up to three days a week. Lunchtime (12pm to 12.30pm) and the hour from 4.30pm to 5.30pm are never funded.
  • With funded hours, the lunchtime slot and meals are your choice. Saying no never affects your funded place.
  • Paid places include lunchtime, snacks and lunch each day, and dinner on 5.30pm days.
  • I invoice monthly in advance for the days booked in that month, so some months come out a little above or below the average.
  • Booked days are charged if your child is off sick or on holiday. I'm open 46 weeks a year and there is no charge for the weeks I'm closed.
  • Outings with an entry fee are agreed with you beforehand and are not included here.
  • Places depend on eligibility and availability. I'm closed on Fridays.

Funded hours and fees

I offer the government's funded childcare for working parents (often called the "30 hours") for children from 9 months up to age 3. I stretch it over 46 weeks of the year rather than 38 term-time weeks, which gives eligible families 24 funded hours every week, including school holidays.

Funded Hours

Funded hours are provided completely free of charge to eligible families. There are no mandatory fees associated with your child's funded entitlement.

Up to 24 funded hours per week, stretched across the year, for eligible children from 9 months up to age 3. I do not currently offer funded places for children aged 3 and over. You apply for your code through the government's Childcare Choices service and I take care of the rest with the council.

Funded sessions are 8am to 12pm and 12.30pm to 4.30pm (8 funded hours per day) on up to three days a week.

The 12pm to 12.30pm lunch slot is not funded. It is optional: you can pay for it, or collect at 12pm and return at 12.30pm if you prefer.

Unfunded Fees
AgeHourly rate8am to 4.30pm8am to 5.30pm
3 months to 2 years£10.50£89.25£99.75
2 years and over£9.50£80.75£90.25

Day rates are the hourly rate multiplied by the hours in the session (8.5 or 9.5 hours). Fees are reviewed once a year.

Meal Pricing

Snacks - £1 each (2 per day)
Lunch - £4
Dinner - £3 (if your child stays after 4.30pm). Not available Fridays.

For families accessing funded entitlements, meals are optional chargeable extras. You are welcome to provide your own packed lunches and snacks instead, however any food provided from home must comply with the setting's nutrition and allergen policy. You will not be required to pay for meals in order to access your child's funded hours.

We go out most days: woodland walks, the park, toddler groups, music sessions and the library. Where an activity has an entry fee I will always agree it with you first. For funded families these are optional extras, and opting out never affects your child's funded place.

There are no hidden fees. Every hour, funded or paid, and every extra is itemised on your monthly invoice.