Pre- School Funding, Fees and Voluntary Contributions
Fees for non- funded hours
The cost per hour is £6.75 payable half a term in advance.
Fees are payable even when a child is absent, due to sickness or holiday. A half-terms notice must be given if your child is leaving. When you register your child at Pre-School, we ask for a £20.00 non-refundable deposit to cover administration costs.
We review our fees from time to time to ensure they are consistent with other local settings.
Government funded hours
We support the following government funding schemes:-
- 2 Year-old Entitlement for families in receipt of government support (FEEE2: maximum 15 hours)
- Universal entitlement for all 3 & 4 year olds (FEEE3&4: maximum 15 hours)
- Eligible working parent entitlement for 3 & 4 year olds (FEEE3&4 EFE: maximum 15 hours)
- Eligible working parent entitlement for 2 year olds (FEEE2W: maximum entitlement 30 hours, we offer a maximum of 28 hours at this setting)
FEEE2 can only be claimed by one provider, the other entitlements can be split across 2 providers.
Any hours attended above this allowance will be charged at the normal rate of £6.75 per hour.
We ask that you do not change your sessions during term time as any increase in sessions will be charged in full as we are unable to alter a funding claim.
If you need assistance with completion of paperwork for funding please see the pre-school staff.
Voluntary Contributions
We ask parents of funded children to contribute £0.50 per hour to cover snacks and non-food consumables (e.g. ingredients for salt doh).
This is broken down as follows:-
2/3 of the contribution will go towards snacks / food costs
1/3 of the contrbution towards non-food consumables
We make these charges because the Government Funded Entitlement is NOT intended tocover the costs of meals/snacks and other consumables.
If you are not in a position to pay these charges please speak to the Pre-School Leader to discuss options.
Rising 5 school lunches
Our Rising 5 children are able to join the Primary School children for lunch on a Thursday. Should you wish to take a school dinner, the cost is £2.75 which is payable in advance or on the day.
Making payments to Pre-School
Payments to pre-school should be made online using Scopay (via the Scopay website or app).
When you register your child we will set up a ScoPay account for you. When paying online please ensure that you select the correct item to add to your basket - i.e. Pre-school fees should only be paid against the PreSchool option. Dinner money paid against the Dinners option, other products against the appropriate product line, etc.
Please contact the school office if you are not yet registered with ScoPay.
If you require a second payment account set up, please let us know in the school office and we can issue additional registration letters.