Fees
Exciting changes afoot!
From September 2025 we will offer the full government 30-hour funding to eligible families. We are also offering only year-round (51 week) places and by January 2025 we will be taking babies from 9-months-old.
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2025-2026 (with effect from September 2025)
Registration fee £75.00 (non-returnable)
A non-returnable deposit of £200.00 will be requested at the time of a place being offered, and this will be refunded after the child leaves nursery.
Bookable Sessions
| Morning Session (Snack & Lunch Included) 7.45am - 12.45pm | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Funded Session | Consumable & Additional Activities | Total Payable | |
| 9 months | £52.10 | £12.50 | £64.60 |
| 2 years | £32.00 | £12.50 | £44.50 |
| 3 & 4 years | £32.00 | £12.50 | £44.50 |
| Afternoon Session (Snack & Tea Included) 1.00pm - 6.00pm | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Funded Session | Consumable & Additional Activities | Total Payable | |
| 9 months | £52.10 | £12.50 | £64.60 |
| 2 years | £32.00 | £12.50 | £44.50 |
| 3 & 4 years | £32.00 | £12.50 | £44.50 |
| Full Day (2 Snacks, Lunch & Tea Included) 7.45am - 6.00pm | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Funded Session | Consumable & Additional Activities | Total Payable | |
| 9 months | £101.44 | £22.33 | £123.77 |
| 2 years | £62.50 | £22.33 | £84.83 |
| 3 & 4 years | £62.50 | £22.33 | £84.83 |
| Full Time - All Week (2 Snacks, Lunch & Tea Included) 7.45am - 6.00pm | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Funded Session | Consumable & Additional Activities | Total Payable | |
| 9 months | £465.97 | £103.38 | £569.35 |
| 2 years | £286.84 | £103.38 | £390.22 |
| 3 & 4 years | £286.84 | £103.38 | £390.22 |
Early Years and Childcare Entitlement
All nursery places are all year round, 51 weeks a year. Families may access universal funding for 3-4 year olds for a maximum of 15 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year. The 15 hours entitlement starts from when the child is 3 years old and ends the term after they turn five or at the end of Reception, whichever is earlier.
If you are a working eligible family your child may be entitled to 30 hours a week of government funded childcare, calculated on the school term of 38 weeks. This provides a total of 1,140 childcare funded hour which is spread evenly over 51 weeks of the year. The 30 hours entitlement starts from when the child is 9 months old and ends the term after they turn five or at the end of Reception, whichever is earlier.
Government funding is designed to cover the basic provision of the Early Years Framework and does not cover all the consumable and additional activities we normally provide; these include but are not limited to the cost of meals, specialist teaching and activities and our digital communication platform. This is covered by a consumable and additional activities cost (see table below). Specialist teaching and activities are what we believe sets us apart from other nurseries and include Forest School, music, yoga, dance, French, multi sports, and much more enabling all our children to experiment create, explore and learn.
For more information please visit the Warwickshire County Council's website
Please speak with our Nursery Registrar if you have any questions regardign funding or additional charges.
| Government Funded Childcare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age Group |
Funded Rate per hour |
Universal 15 hours per week over 51 weeks. |
Funded 30 hours per week over 51 weeks |
Annual Funded Rate |
| 9 months | £10.42 | £232.91 | £11,878.80 | |
| 2 years | £7.66 | £171.22 | £8,732.40 | |
| 3/4 years Universal | £5.50 | £61.47 | £3,135 | |
| 3/4 years Extended | £5.50 | £122.94 | £6,270 | |
Example of a partially funded full week session for a 2 year old
Payment of Fees
Fees are due on or before the first day of each month.
Parents can view their accounts and bull for each month using the Billing Portal Site. Advice is sent by email when bills become available for a new month.
Parents are requested to make payment in the following ways:
- using childcare vouchers or the Government tax free childcare scheme
- direct bank transfer, please state billing reference number when paying.
Employer childcare vouchers
We accept a number of employer childcare vouchers for example Eden Red, Care 4, Computershare, Fair Care and Coventry CC.
Late payment of fees
Interest is charged for late settlement of fees at a rate of 4% per annum or part thereof. Letters relating to late payment of fees are charged at £12. Failure to pay fees will result in requesting the withdrawal of a child from Nursery.
fraud prevention
Parents are asked to continue to be vigilant in respect of any communications purporting to be from the school requesting money that do not match our normal procedures.
Please note:
- invoices are only available through the Billing Portal Site;
- our bank account details will NOT change during the academic year 2025-26.
- if you receive an email purporting to amend our bank details, do not make any payment and please contact us by telephone immediately to clarify;
- we do not email details of unsolicited discounts for payment of funds.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any concerns about any communication you receive and in particular if you receive any request for payment of funds outside our normal routines.