FEES AND FUNDING

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Nursery fees are payable on a monthly basis in advance and calculated over 51 weeks.

Weekly fee x 51 divided by 12 months, keeping payments simple.

 

Early years entitlement funding

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We accept Government early years entitlement funded places. This is intended to deliver the core costs associated with delivering the Government funded  15 or 30 hours to parents. 

 

The hourly funding rate does not fund the following costs:

• Additional hours over and above funded allocation

• Non food consumables to be used by the child such as wipes, sun cream

• Meals and snacks consumed by the child

• Extra optional activities ie events, celebrations extra-curricular experiences.

 

30 hours childcare for eligible working families in England

Available for children aged 9 months to 4 years.

 

15 hours early learning for families in England, receiving some additional forms of support

For children aged 2 years receiving some additional forms of support.

 

15 hours childcare for all families in England

For children aged 3-4 years.

 

Funding is payable for 38 weeks a year term time only. Since we do not operate on a termly basis the funded hours are stretched over 51 weeks equating to 11.18 or 22.35 hours a week.

 

Additional hours will be charged at our hourly rate.

 

Details of how to check eligibility and how to get your code can be found at

Childcare support available | Best Start in Life

 

OUR NURSERY FEES

 

Our nursery offers an all-inclusive service providing for all the child’s daily needs for learning, physical and emotional well-being, health and care included in our fees.

 

What you get 

Delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage by a team of dedicated, qualified practitioners as standard.

 

Meals and snacks

Meal times at Stickies are an enjoyable and relaxed part of our day. Sharing a range of meals alongside friends with their keyworker provides many opportunities to support children’s learning and development.

• Experiencing new tastes and trying foods which they may be reluctant to do at home 

• Developing independence, confidence and choice in self-serving their meals.

• Practicing physical skills in using cutlery.

• Helping in food preparation.

• Developing social skills, communication and as they chat around the meal table.

• Supporting healthy eating practices.

 

Care consumables

All your child’ s essential hygiene supplies ie. Wet wipes, tissues, sun cream, bedding, laundry.

 

Additional resources and activities to enhance the child’s enjoyment of nursery life and parental engagement 

These resources and experiences  augment the early years statutory requirements that all early years settings must deliver.

 

• Story sack lending. Children are able to borrow a story sack to share and enjoy with their family at home 

• Professional road safety training.

• TastEd sensory food play programme. This programme offers opportunities for food exploration and supports children’s developing food preferences

• Local trips such as parks, bus rides or visiting the train station with enhanced adult ratios.

• Visitors to nursery as and when can be arranged.

• Online learning journal app for parents to share their child’s achievements. 

• Parties to celebrate children’s personal events such as birthdays or leaving the setting, enhancing their feelings of being special and valued by us.

• Cultural events such as Diwali, Chinese new year., Eid, Christmas and Easter festivals are explored within the EYFS but the provision of festivities, resources, dishes and parties are an additional feature that provide opportunities for children to experience a range of foodstuffs from around the world.

 

Opting in to our offer means that you and your child will benefit from all of the above included in your fee.

 

Opting out

 

Opting out Is only applicable to funded placements.

Should you choose to opt out of these services you will be required to provide all food and care consumables daily and additional benefits will not be available.

 

Please see our Food From Home policy.

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