Fees charged for children eligible for the 3/4 year old Nursery education grant
The Free Entitlement (Nursery Education Grant) for 3 /4year olds funds a maximum of 15 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year, these hours are funded and are paid for by the local authority. You are able to use the Nursery Education Grant the term after your child turns 3.
Any fees charged relate to:
- Hours attended in excess of 15 hours per week
- Weeks not funded by the Nursery Education Grant
- Additional services that are not linked to a Nursery Education Grant funded place
Some working families will also be entitled to 30 hours funding per week. You will need to complete the online application and provide Preschool with your 11 digit code for us to be able to claim on your behalf. It is your responsibility to ensure your code is renewed regularly and should any changes occur, you must inform Preschool immediately.
Funding for 2-year old children could also be available if you fit into the two categories below
- Up to 30 hours entitlement for eligible working parents of 2-year-old children
- the 15 hours entitlement for families of 2-year-olds receiving additional forms of support such as being on universal credit
Places are funded from the term after the child turns 2
Help paying for childcare: Free education and childcare for 2-year-olds – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
In order to qualify for these the parent must apply directly to the local authority to receive a code and reconfirm every 3 months.
Providers are entitled to retain Free Entitlement funding for their published notice period up to a maximum of 60 hours (4 weeks) should a parent withdraw their child without notice part way through a term. Parents should be aware that this is likely to reduce the Free Entitlement hours that they can claim from their new provider and they may subsequently be billed for any excess hours.
Tax Free Childcare
If you (and your partner) earn more than the equivalent to 16 hours on national minimum wages you maybe entitled to £2 for every £8 spent on childcare Tax-Free Childcare – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) (note: you apply for this)
Pre-School Holidays and Closures
We are open for 38 weeks per year (Term Time only). We also have five Staff Training Inset days per year. Parents/ Carers will be given advanced notice of these. Fees are payable for the 38 weeks.
Fees during Child Absence
If your child is absent from pre-school due to sickness or holiday, all fees must be paid in full, for your child’s place to be kept.
Termination of Place
If you wish your child to leave Our Lady of Lourdes Preschool, we require two weeks notice.
Our Fees
3 & 4 year olds £16.25 per session (£32.50 9am-3pm)
2 year olds £17.75 per session (£35.00 9am-3pm)
All session fees are invoiced at the start of each half term (approx. 6 week block) and are payable in full within 14 days of the invoice date unless a prior arrangement has been made with the Pre-School Administrator or Pre-School Manager
Hot lunch – £2.90 per day (this is provided by Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School kitchen)
Our Lady of Lourdes Preschool has a voluntary charge for parents to cover consumables which includes things such as; snacks (yoghurts, fruit, bread, bagels, crumpets etc) wet wipes, PPE (aprons and gloves), toilet rolls, cleaning products , soap etc…
The amount payable at different rates –
If your child attends preschool between 24-27 hours per week the cost will be £15 a term, for children attending between 6 and 24 hours per week the cost will be £10 a term and if your child attends under 6 hours a week you will be charged £5 a term.
Uniform
£6.50 – T-shirt
£11.00 – Sweatshirt
Uniform is entirely personal choice but we would recommend messy clothes as we do like to have lots of fun at preschool.
Our session times
AM Session Lunch/PM Session All day
Monday 9am – 12pm 12pm – 3pm 9am – 3pm
Tuesday 9am – 12pm 12pm – 3pm 9am – 3pm
Wednesday 9am – 12pm 12pm – 3pm 9am – 3pm
Thursday 9am – 12pm 12pm – 3pm 9am – 3pm
Friday 9am – 12pm