Fees

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Invoices Invoices will be sent monthly in advance and need to be paid by the 1st of the month via bank transfer or standing order.

Registration Fee There is a non-refundable registration fee of £100.00 for each child at the time of reserving a place within the Nursery.

Opening Hours The nursery opening hours are 7.30am to 6.00pm, Monday to Friday with early drop-offs (7.30am) being subject to availability.

Included Items All meals, snacks, nappies, and wipes are included in the full prices above, excluding formula.

Monthly Fees Calculation Monthly fees are calculated by multiplying weekly fees by 51 and dividing by 12 to arrive at the final calculation. Fees are payable for 51 weeks per year including bank holidays.

Discounts There are some discounts available to those who attend the nursery full-time and to those who have more than one child attending, to try and ease the strain on parents. Discounts are as follows:

• Full-time: 10%
• Sibling discount: 5% (on the oldest child’s invoice)
• Emergency Service discount: 5%

Funded Hours Every 3 and 4-year-old child is entitled to 570 hours of universal funded early education and childcare per academic year. This is commonly known as 15 hours funding. In addition, some 3 and 4-year-olds in working families qualify for an extended funding option, providing an additional 570 hours. The stretched offer spreads the 570 hours over more than 38 weeks and up to 51 weeks with fewer hours per week, e.g., 51 weeks x 11.17 hours a week or 48 weeks x 11.87 hours a week. These are called the Universal Hours. You can find more information on this on the Government Website.

Starting from September 2024, eligible working parents of children aged 9 months to 2 years old can access up to 15 hours of free early education and care per week (over 38 weeks a year). From September 2025, this entitlement will be expanded to 30 hours per week for children aged 9 months and older.

When using funded hours, meals will not be covered and will be added to your invoice each month. Prices are as listed below:

• Breakfast/Lunch/Tea: £5.00 per meal
• Snacks: £3.00

Optional Extras Starting from April 2025, parents can access free hours without paying for snacks and consumables. However, if you choose to opt out of paying for these, you will need to provide your child with alternative cold food options every day, as well as their own nappies, wipes, suncream, etc. These charges help cover additional costs not fully funded by the government.

At Little Dreamers, we offer several options for funded hours, which are as follows:

• 8am – 1pm
• 1pm – 6pm

If you have any questions, please speak to a member of the team who will be able to support you further.

Tax-Free Childcare 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 15- or 30-hours free childcare if you're eligible for both.

Late Collection and Absences Little Dreamers Day Nursery follows the policy that if any caregiver or parent is late collecting their child, £15.00 will be charged for the first 10 minutes with £1.00 every minute after, which will be added to your invoice. You will be informed by a member of staff prior to this happening. Holidays and sickness will be charged at your usual day rate so that we can keep your child's position in the nursery during their absence.

Little Dreamers Day Nursery Ltd will review prices and discounts on an annual basis.