Opening Times, Fees & Funding
Opening Times
(Term Time Only)
Monday - Friday
8:30am - 9:00am (Early Starters)
9:00am - Noon (Morning Session)
Noon - 3:00pm (Afternoon Session)
We have an extra-curricular charge of £4.00 per day from April 2024 which covers things such as, our tooth brushing scheme, weekly yoga sessions, weekly cooking sessions, sun cream etc.
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Extra-curricular activities are rota'd in so they happen on a different day each week so all the children get the opportunity to do all of the activities. This is part of our daily/weekly schedule/routine so all children have the opportunity to take part.
Extra Curricular
Our fees are set at £6.90 per hour from April 2024 and this is reviewed annually in line with our fees policy.
Fees
Invoicing Dates
Invoices are sent out termly (6 times a year).
Payments are made in advance (a term ahead). From the date of the invoice you have 2-weeks to pay.
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Term 1: Week Commencing 5th September 2022
Term 2: Week Commencing 31st October 2022
Term 3: Week Commencing 2nd January 2023
Term 4: Week Commencing 20th February 2023
Term 5: Week Commencing 17th April 2023
Term 6: Week Commencing 5th June 2023
Funding
3 & 4 Year Old
All three and four year olds are entitled to 15 hours’ funding through the government’s Nursery Education Grant. Funding becomes available at the start of the term following your child’s third birthday. This will mean a reduction in your payments. The pre-school takes care of the administration for the grant and a form will be produced for you to sign at 3 times a year.
If you have any questions regarding the fees or how the funding works, please do not hesitate to speak to the Administrator or Pre-School Manager.
For more information, please click the link below.
2 Year Olds
Some two year olds are also entitled to funding through the Nursery Education Grant, which Wiltshire Council have named “Better2gether Funding”. This funding is not universal and has a selection criteria.
As with the funding for three and four year olds, this will mean a reduction in your payments. Please speak to the Pre-School Manager or the Administrator for further assistance.
To see if you are eligible and to apply for the funding, please click the link below.
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Tax Free Childcare
You can get up to £500 every 3 months (£2000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare.
If you get Tax-Free Childcare, the Government will pay £2.00 for every £8.00 you pay your childcare provider. This is paid via an online childcare account that you set up for your child.
You can get Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as the 30-hour free childcare if you are eligible for both.
You will be unable to get Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as claiming Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Universal Credit or childcare vouchers.
Help from Employers
Employers may offer help with childcare costs through offering Childcare Voucher schemes. These can give a huge saving on your tax and National Insurance contributions. If both parents claim, a couple can save up to around £1,000 a year. To make this saving, your employer needs to pay part of your salary to you in childcare vouchers, which are then redeemable against your childcare costs. As the vouchers are deducted from your salary before tax and National Insurance, you therefore save money. We work in partnership with several childcare voucher providers and it is very easy to set up and administer this benefit. Talk to your employer about the support that is available. If they are not currently registered with a voucher company, there are several voucher companies that we recommend.
