The funding form that you will be asked to sign is similar to the download here.
Please read this for for the Terms and Conditions to be able to claim the funding.
Funded Places for Under 2s
September 2024
Before contacting us, please read.
What you need to do...
- Decide if our Nursery School is the right place for you and your child. Read about who we are, what we do and how we do it. Read our Ofsted inspection report. Read our social media feeds. Find out what local views are.
- We have a wonderful community of families at our setting who come to us because we are the right place for their child, not just because they need childcare.
- Complete an Expression of Interest Form - include your email and we will email you our registration document.
- Read our Admissions Policy - we do not currently have a waiting list.
- Arrange a visit - meet our team and see our facilities.
- A registration fee of £50 is required at the time of registering to cover the costs of administering the place (applicable to any place where non-funded hours are planned).
- A deposit of £100 is required at the time of registering for all funded places. This is refunded in the last invoice or refunded on the 20th day if the place is not taken.
- Non-funded hours will be £8.00 per hour.
- Extra Optional Activities charges apply - please read HERE.
Extra Optional Activities are listed HERE.
Working Parent 15 Hours Funding - a term after your child reaches 9 months to the term after they are 2 years old.
Only book the hours that you need.
Our charges are set for the period from 1 April 2025. Charges are shown as excluding VAT.
Funded hours are applied to all absences. If at least two (2) weeks notice is given for a holiday / day off, we do not charge our fees for these periods of planned absence. Fees apply to sickness and all other absences.
We do not have late pick-up fees as we expect parents to collect their children on time.
Consumable Charges
Consumable charges apply to all children recieving funded hours.
Breakfast
A charge of £0.50 will be applied to all children attending for funded hours between 07:30 to 08:59.
Parents can opt out of this charge. However, if the child is hungry and eats breakfast, we will make this charge of £0.50.
Parents can provide their own breakfast items for their child as per our allergen policy - original packaging should be provided.
Breakfast will be provided between the hours of 07:30 and 08:59 and will be charged for:
- Cereals
- Bread that is heated (toast)
- Butter (plant-based)
- Jam
- Seasonal fruits grown by The Tots’ Clubhouse Nursery School
This charge covers the cost of the food items. It does not cover the delivery, utilities, preparation or waste costs.
For non-funded hours, breakfast is included in the hourly rate.
Tissues and Face Wipes
A charge of £0.25 will be applied to all children attending for funded hours per attendance.
Parents can opt out of this charge. However, if the child does not have these items in their bags as they need them, a £0.25 charge will be made per attendance.
All parents are required to provide the following items for their child:
- Tissues for each period of their attendance.
- Face wipes for each period of their attendance.
We use tissues and face wipes to clean your child every time after eating, and when they have mucus coming from their nose, dribbling or crying.
This charge covers the cost of the tissues and wipes. it does not cover the purchase admin or delivery.
For non-funded hours, tissues and face wipes are included in the hourly rate.
Nappy Sacks
A charge of £0.25 will be applied to all toilet trained children attending for funded hours per attendance.
Parents can opt out of this charge. However, if a child does not have these items in their bag as they need them, a £0.25 charge will be made per attendance.
All parents are required to provide the following items for their child:
- Nappy sacks for wet or soiled clothes (applicable to toilet trained children).
For non-funded hours, nappy sacks for toilet trained children are included in the hourly rate.
This charge covers the cost of the nappy sacks. It does not cover the purchase admin or delivery.
Consumable Charges
Consumable charges apply to all children recieving funded hours.
Sun Cream
A charge of £5.00 will be applied to all children attending for funded hours for the period of 1 April to 11 July 2025.
Parents should cover their child in sun cream at the start of their day. This should be a minimum of factor 50 and waterproof.
Suncream provided will be re-applied every 2 hours or after water-play.
If a child is not provided sun cream, parents must provide clothes for full body cover. The child will be sent home, if no appropriate clothes or cream is provided.
Parents can opt out of this charge. However, the following is required to be provided:
- Sun cream factor 50
- Box of 100 latex free large disposable gloves
- Labelled secure bag
If your child has sensitive skin or you wish them to have their own sun cream, please provide this as required.
Nappies and toileting care
We do not provide nappies, wipes, nappy bags or creams for personal care.
Parents should provide all nappies, wipes, nappy bags and creams that their child may need.
Supplies should be replenished for each time they attend. We change nappies each time they are wet or soiled, so we may use more than you use at home.
We do not hold stocks of nappies, so please ensure that you supply more than enough.
Should we need to supply toileting care items for funded children, there will be a £1 per attendance charge.
Food
We do not provide lunch or dinner unless these are paid for.
Parents should provide all food for their child - snacks, lunch and an evening meal.
Please adhere to our allergen policy. We reserve the right to return items of food that contain allergens. These items of food will be labelled an allergy risk.
We do not set mandatory charges for meals and the purchasing of meals is not a condition of accessing a funded place.
Meals can be purchased at £3 per lunch and £4 per evening meal.
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