Opening Times

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Early Risers ~ 8am -9am

Morning Sessions ~ 9am – 11.30am

Lunch Club ~ 11.30am – 12.30pm

Afternoon Sessions ~ 12.30pm – 3pm

Extended Afternoon ~ 3pm -4pm

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​Fees

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3 – 5 year olds (Funded Children)

All 3 year olds are entitled to 15hrs free per week.

Once over the 15hrs a charge of £6.80 per hour applies.

Funding starts the term after their third birthday.

All 3 year olds prior to their funded hours will be charged at £6.80 per hour.

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2-3 year olds (Non-funded Children)

£8.20 per hour (£20.50 per session)

30 hours funding for working parents is also available

Please follow the link ​

Homepage | Best Start in Life​

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9 months to 2 year olds (Non-funded Children)

£11.50 per hour (£28.75 per session)

30 hours funding for working parents is also available

Please follow the link  

Homepage | Best Start in Life

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​​​​Funding can be taken at any point during our opening hours without any artificial breaks, charges will only apply if you go above your entitled hours at the applicable age rate.

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Additional Costs

Due to reforms within the EYFS September 2025, the DfE request changes to all additional costs. These are optional costs that parents are asked to opt-in or opt-out of at the time of registration.

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Costs are detailed below:

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Food Consumables £0.50 per am and/or pm

Non-food Consumables £0.20 per am and/or pm

Enrichment £3.75 per week

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For detailed inclusions please see our funded hours and charges policy

 

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• A non-refundable deposit of £30.00 is payable upon application to secure your child’s place prior to nine months of age

• Funding from 3 years, for more information on funding visit

• Homepage | Best Start in Life

• Childcare vouchers are accepted.

• All our fees are reviewed annually, and are kept in line with the pre-school funding.

 

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Withdrawing Child Or Reducing Hours

Written notice is required if you wish to either withdraw your child or reduce your sessions (regardless of whether fee-paying, government-funded or another method). Failure to provide such notice will result in full fees being charged for the half term for which written notice has not been provided. You will be required to pay within 14 days of the start of that half term period.

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Notice Periods Required

                                Half term period                            Last date to give notice         September - October                                     1st June 

October - December                           1st September

  January - February                              1st November 

February - April                                1st January

April - May                                     1st March

June - July                                     1st April

               

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