Our Nursery Fees and Funding Offer
Our Approach to Fees
We aim to keep our fee structure clear, transparent, and easy to understand, while continuing to provide a high-quality early years experience for all children.
Our nursery operates with a simple pricing model, supported by an all-inclusive Enhancements and Enrichments package, which sits alongside government funded hours in line with Department for Education (DfE) guidance.
Nursery Place Options
We offer two childcare packages at our nursery :
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Government Funded Place (Term Time Only)
A limited number of term-time only funded places are available, subject to eligibility and the criteria outlined in our Admissions Policy. These are Free places. -
Private Inclusive Place (51 Weeks per year)
This option provides year-round childcare for 51 weeks per year and includes meals, consumables, activities, and enrichment services.
Availability of term-time only places is limited and allocated in accordance with our Admissions Policy.
Our private full fee prices from May 2025 are shown below:
Private Nursery Fees
7.30 am to 8.00 a.m
Early Bird Booking
£5.00
Our Early Bird session allows you to drop your child off at the nursery prior to our Nursery day starting. This session includes breakfast of cereals.
8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Short Day Booking
£69.95
Our short day booking offers your child high quality childcare and all of the enhancements and enrichments that are included in our offer. This includes a morning snack, home cooked lunch, afternoon tea and all drinks throughout the day.
8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Full Day Place
£74.95
Our full day offers all of the above with an additional late snack included.
Government Funding for 9-Month-Olds, 2-Year-Olds and 3- & 4-Year-Olds
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(9-Month-Olds, 2-Year-Olds, 3- & 4-Year-Olds)
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Eligible families will receive significantly reduced invoices compared to our private fees.
To claim funding at our setting, parents must:
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Complete a Parental Declaration Form
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Provide a valid eligibility code (where applicable)
It is the parent’s responsibility to ensure eligibility codes remain valid. The nursery cannot accept responsibility for expired or invalid codes.
Compliance with DfE and Local Authority Requirements
To deliver funded childcare, we comply with the DfE and Local Authority Provider Agreement, which states:
“Government funding is intended to cover the cost of delivering 15 or 30 hours a week of funded, high-quality, flexible childcare. It is not intended to cover the cost of meals, consumables, additional hours, or additional services.”
Childcare-Only and Optional Charges
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Funded childcare: £0.00 per hour
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Private childcare (non-funded hours): £5.00 per hour
Families may choose to access our optional Enhancements and Enrichments offer, which supports the continued quality of our provision.
There is no requirement to purchase enhancements in order to access funded childcare. If you wish to opt out of this please choose a free place our option one package.
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Families will not be charged anything beyond the published fees.
Any fee changes will be communicated with a minimum of 8 weeks’ notice.
Full Breakdown of our fees
High Quality Childcare per hour
Food
Enrichments and enhancments
Our high quality childcare is free for your funded hours and then charged at £5.00 an hour for any additional hours.
Food is freshly prepared each day by our nursery cook and we cater for most allergies and diet needs.
Food and Preparation charges are as follows per day:
£8.88 a day
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Our list of enhancements and enrichments can be found below. These are all the extra things we provide over and above childcare.
Enhancements and Enrichments charges are as follows per day:
£10.82 a day
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Consumables
Consumables charges are as follows:
£3.58 a day
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Nursery App and Administration Support
The Famly app provides parents with a secure, real-time connection to their child’s nursery, offering features like daily activity tracking, progress photo/video updates, direct communication with staff, and in-app invoice payments. It also allows parents to easily manage bookings, report absences, and view accident reports instantly.
Key services offered by the Famly app to parents include:
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Daily Activity & Updates: View daily reports, including meals, naps, nappy changes, and check-in/check-out times.
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Progress Tracking: Access the "Journey" tab for developmental observations, learning goals, and two-year checks.
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Communication: Send direct messages to staff, receive newsfeed updates, and access real-time notifications about their child's day.
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Administrative & Billing: View, manage, and pay invoices, sign up for extra sessions, and update personal information without paperwork.
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Safety & Compliance: Access accident/medication reports, view child profiles, and manage authorised contacts, all within a GDPR-compliant platform.
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In-App Translation: Offers live translation for over 130 languages to facilitate communication as part of our inclusion offer.
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How we calculate your nursery fees
All fees are calculated using an annualised payment method, providing families with a fixed monthly fee payable at the start of each month.
This is calculated as follows:
Days attended × 51 weeks ÷ 12 months
This means your monthly fees remain consistent throughout the year unless additional ad-hoc sessions are booked.
Discounts for Nursery Closures
All families receive the equivalent of one week’s fee discount to reflect nursery closure days, which include:
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Bank Holidays
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Closure from 23 December to the first working day in January
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Early closure at 5.00pm, five times per year
Nursery Invoicing
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Invoices will clearly show:
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Funded hours at £0.00
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Additonal; paid for hours if applicable
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Any applicable enhancements and additional charges as the total amount payable.
We also accept Tax-Free Childcare, allowing eligible families to receive a 20% government contribution.
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Enhancements, Enrichments and Consumables
Breakdown
Important Information for Parents
Parents are free to choose where their child attends nursery.
Each childcare provider operates the government funding entitlement differently based on their individual business model.
This funding and fee structure applies solely to The Old School House Day Nursery @ Sancton.
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Enhancements and Enrichments – What’s Included
Our inclusive offer may include:
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Allergy-aware and “free-from” meals
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Milk for bottle feeds
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Freshly prepared weaning foods
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Seasonal menus and cooking activities
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Sun cream, lotions, and personal care items
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Qualified early years staff, teachers, chef, and housekeeping team
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High-quality indoor and outdoor learning environments
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Additoinal services such as gardening club, beach school, yoga, debutots, outdoor explorers and more.....
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Laundry services
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Outdoor Explorers classroom
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Gardening club and edible garden
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Seasonal events, celebrations, and parties
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Access to the Famly app
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Responsive administrative support
Final Note
Why We Do Not Support Packed Lunches
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To protect children’s health, safety, and wellbeing, we do not accept packed lunches. If you are looking for a nursery were you can provide your own meals I am afraid we are not able to help.
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Our nursery chef prepares nutritious, seasonal meals suitable for all ages and dietary requirements. This allows us to:
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Manage allergens safely
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Reduce choking risks
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Ensure consistent nutritional standards
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Maintain food hygiene and storage requirements
Due to limited refrigeration space, safe storage of packed lunches cannot be guaranteed. For these reasons, all meals and snacks are included within our private and enhancement offers.
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We hope this information clearly explains how our funding offer operates. As I am sure most parents can appriciate listing everything included in our service is an impossible task so please do come and see us for yourselves. Our setting speaks for itself.
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If you have any questions, please contact: Sally
