Nursery Fees & Funding

We offer the following provision across Little Ridges Nursery:

Funded 15-hour places for two year old children (eligibility criteria applies)

Funded 15-hour places for all 3-4 year old children

Funded 30-hour places for 2-4 year old children (Government Eligibility Criteria applies)

Paid spaces for additional 15 hours on top of the free early educational funded 15 hours

Paid spaces for 15 and 30 hours

Our fee table is as follows:

*Our school day runs from 8.45am-3.15pm. Funded hours are able to be used between 8.45am and 2.45pm. 2.45-3.15pm is chargeable.

Sessions are invoiced half-termly in advance, and all payments that are due are payable in advance of pupils attending those sessions. If a parent/carer is having difficulty in meeting the payment, they must make an appointment via the Nursery office to discuss options; if they do not engage with this process, they may ultimately be asked not to attend booked sessions until their account is settled. Refunds are not available if your child is unable to attend due to illness or any other reason. Parents/carers are expected to take their children on holiday when school is closed. Please note that as a term-time only setting, we cannot offer refunds for non-attended sessions.

Tax-Free Childcare

Tax-Free Childcare is a UK government initiative designed to help working parents with the cost of childcare.

For every 80p you (or someone else) pays in, the government will top up an extra 20p.

You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare. This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months if a child is disabled (up to £4,000 a year).

If you get Tax-Free Childcare, you’ll set up an online childcare account for your child. For every £8 you pay into this account, the government will pay in £2 to use to pay your provider.

You can get Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as 30 hours free childcare if you’re eligible for both.

 

You can make payments for your invoices through tax-free childcare.

Funding Forms

To enable us to process your registration for a space using either 2 year old, 15 hour or 30 hour funding we will require you to provide us with the relevant funding code as well as completing a Parent Provider form. These will be provided to you if you get a space confirmed with us.

Government Funding

2 Year Old 15 Hour Funding

Your 2 year old will be eligible for government funding if you receive one of the following benefits:

• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Universal Credit, and your household income is £15,400.00 a year or less after tax
• The guaranteed element of Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit (or both), and your household income is £16,190.00 a year or less before tax
• The Working Tax Credit 4 week run on

If you are not in receipt of benefits, your 2 year old could still qualify if they:

• Have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP Plan)
• Get Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
• Are looked after by a local authority of have left care under a special guardianship order, child arrangement order or adoption order in England or Wales