Fees and Funded Places
Nursery Educational Funding
The term after your child turns 9 months old will be when they will be entitled to funding. This funding scheme is to help children of working families.
Please check eligibility at: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
How does this work at Squiggles?
At Squiggles, we spread the hours across 51 weeks rather than 38 to help avoid extra fees in the holidays. Having the continuity of attending the setting all year round, can also help with your child’s routine.
Due to the funding rate being low we offer limited completely free spaces and these sessions will be allocated to families in need and at the discretion of the nursery manager. The admissions criteria for these families include but is not limited to, a child with special needs or disabilities, a family who finds themselves in severe financial hardship or a combination of difficult circumstances. Families in need will not be charged for extra hours, meals, consumables, and other services.
How do I apply?
At Squiggles we will help guide you through the process of applying for the funding and make this as easy as possible. Please don’t hesitate to contact us throughout this process to ask any questions you may have.
Please follow : https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ to apply for a code.
Please note: This code needs to be renewed every 3 months as families can go in and out of eligibility.
We will ask you to fill out the parent declaration form and have sight of your child’s passport or birth certificate. Once this is done, we will then claim the funding for you.
Nursery Fees
The following pages are how we do our fees and administer the funding. However, as we pride ourselves on being flexible, if there is something slightly different you need, please let us know and we will work the costings out for you and allocate the funding as fairly as we can.
Please note we ask for a minimum of 4 sessions (2 full days or 4 half days, or a combination of these).
Here are our non-funded prices. Please note any ad-hoc days or days exceeding funded hours, will be charged at these rates.
- Full Day Non-Funded – £80
- Half day Non-funded – £46
The details
Please note our session times are:
| Full Day | Half Day |
|---|---|
|
7.30-6.00
|
7.30-1.30 |
| 30 Hours Funded | 15 Hours Funded | 30 Hours Funded Half days | 15 Hours Funded Half days |
|---|---|---|---|
|
7.30-10.30 Fees Charged at normal rate |
7.30-12.35 Fees Charged at normal rate |
12.35-6.00 Fees Charged at normal rate |
7.30-10.40 Fees Charged at normal rate |
|
10.30-6.00
Food, consumables and enhancements (see below for details). |
12.35-6.00
Food, consumables and enhancements (see below for details). |
9.45-1.30
Food, consumables and enhancements (see below for details). |
10.40-1.30
Food, consumables and enhancements (see below for details). |
We know it can be tricky to understand how childcare funding works, so we’ve created this table to make it easier to see how your child’s day is covered.
The purple sections show the hours that are privately paid. During these times, your child will enjoy breakfast and a morning snack, which are included in the cost.
The green section is funded by the government. During this time, you’ll only need to pay for lunch, tea, and the extra enhancements
We have a limited number of places available for free funded sessions which are allocated on specific days that we nominate. This approach is part of our business model to ensure long term sustainability and to make our packages more inclusive, as previously explained, this is necessary due to the lack of government funding to fully cover costs.
To meet the demand for places, we allocate ‘funded hours only’ places on a term to-term basis. These places will be offered with at least two weeks notice before the start of the term in which the place will be available.
30 Hours Funded
Once your child becomes eligible for 30 hours government funding, we will allocate this to you. For transparency, this is how your fees are worked out. 3 days at nursery per week maximises the full amount of government funding available to you.
Using your FULL allowance stretched across the year, means your 30 hours stretches to 22.35 hours over 51 weeks.
Full days weekly cost and explanation:
| 1 Day | 2 set days per week | 3 set days per week | 4 set days per week | 5 set days per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7.45 funded hours |
7.45 funded hours |
7.45 funded hours |
7.45 funded hours |
7.45 funded hours per |
|
£40 per week |
£80 per week |
£120 per week |
£200 per week |
£252 per week |
Half days weekly cost and explanation:
| 1 set half day per week | 2 set half days per week | 3 set half days per week | 4 set half days per week | 5 set half days per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3.72 funded hours |
3.72 funded hours |
3.72 funded hours |
3.72 funded hours |
3.72 funded hours |
|
£26 per week |
£52 per week |
£78 per week |
£104 per week |
£130 per week |
*Please see General Fee Information page for more details on tax-free childcare.
15 Hours Funded
Once your child becomes eligible for 15 hours government funding, we will allocate this to you. For transparency, this is how your fees are worked out:
Using your FULL allowance stretched across the year, means your 15 hours stretches to 11.18 hours over 51 weeks.
Full days weekly cost and explanation:
| 1 Day | 2 set days per week | 3 set days per week | 4 set days per week | 5 set days per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7.45 funded hours |
7.45 funded hours |
7.45 funded hours |
7.45 funded hours |
7.45 funded hours per |
|
£40 per week |
£80 per week |
£120 per week |
£200 per week |
£252 per week |
Half days weekly cost and explanation:
| 1 set half day per week | 2 set half days per week | 3 set half days per week | 4 set half days per week | 5 set half days per week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3.72 funded hours |
3.72 funded hours |
3.72 funded hours |
3.72 funded hours |
3.72 funded hours |
|
£26 per week |
£52 per week |
£78 per week |
£104 per week |
£130 per week |
Our Enhancements
• Having the flexibility to book sessions that suit you (subject to availability)
• Having the flexibility to book extra sessions if required.
• Have a permanent set of booked sessions until your child leaves our setting.
• Stretch the funding across the year (51 instead of 38) to help with costs all year and ensure you have childcare all year round.
• The option to have funding ‘term time only’ if doing 3 days or more.
• Breakfast, snack, 2 course lunch, afternoon snack all included and made fresh every day by our onsite chef.
• Nappies, wipes, creams.
• Sun cream
• Extra-curricular activities- such as Rhyme time
• Trips and outings- to places such as the library, the café, the park, trips on the train.
• Yearly celebrations such as Graduation ceremonies, Christmas carol services, easter gifts and other celebrations that create memorable experiences.
• Special celebrations- cultural events, world book day, pancake day, Mother’s Day gifts, dress up days
• Access to the online learning journey to track your child’s progress, updates throughout the day etc.
• Visits from outside agencies such as police, mini-beast lady etc.
• Hatching chicks/ butterflies’ life cycle experiences.
General Fee Information
DEPOSITS
A £50 deposit is required to secure your child’s place. This is non-refundable should you later decide that you do not require the space.
Bank Details
Bank: HSBC Sort Code: 40-43-17 Account Number: 82337991
FEES PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
Fees are payable monthly in advance by 1st of month. Late fees are chargeable on late payments.
Fees are charged as per calendar month
HOLIDAYS / CLOSURES
We are closed on Bank Holidays and a few days over Christmas
WE DO NOT CHARGE FOR THESE CLOSURES.
If your child does not attend a booked session due to illness or holiday, the session is still payable. We do not swap sessions.
ADHOC DAYS
Extra days can be booked to meet your childcare needs. These are subject to availability. If you wish to cancel an extra day booked, 24 hours’ notice must be given otherwise this session remain payable.
Tax Free Childcare
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. 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.
Contact
We know choosing childcare is a big decision with lots of big questions. It’s our job to answer every little question so you can be sure that Squiggles is the right place for you and your child.
Call us on
01562 887892