We are phasing out the daily rate as we introduce more funding and by September 2025 we will charge an hourly rate only, if you are booked over a morning into the afternoon you will be charged a minimum of 8 hours.

From April 2025  until the End of August we will continue with a morning session and full day session rate.

The daily rate that is charged is for 8 hours and you choose which 8 hours. If you go over the 8 hours for any reason, we have a flat hourly charge which is invoiced pro rata, so that you are not penalised for a whole hour if you are only 15 minutes over.

Funding

The term after your child turns 9 months you will be eligible for 15 hours funding (changing to 30 hours from September 2025) to check your eligibility please go to childcarechoices.gov.uk 

Your invoices are then calculated by hours and the funded hours are deducted, we then charge each additional hour at our hourly rate of £9.45, this is also done on an annualised 12 month rolling basis and means your invoice will be the same every month.

Plus a daily charge for food currently £3.25

Other costs

All families are charged £15 a month for consumables per child, this covers the costs for Salt Box music sessions, Forest School, Baking activities, Arts & Crafts etc.

Any unplanned late collections are charged at £10 plus the amount of time late.

Any late paid invoices will incur an admin fee of £35