Childcare Costs, Free Entitlement and Tax-Free Childcare

We offer up to 30 hours of childcare over a week which can be accessed in a number of ways: 

Fee Paying Families

 Fixed sessions can be booked within the opening hours of 8.30am-3.00pm Monday to Thursday and 8.30am-12.30pm on Fridays. Costs are £6.00 for 3- & 4-year-olds and £6.00 for 2-year-olds per hour.
A £50 non-refundable security is required.

Universal Free Entitlement and 2-Year-Old Free Entitlement 

These hours can be booked between 8.30am-11.30am and 12.00pm-3.00pm Monday to Thursdays and 8:30am-11.30am on Fridays. If you are booking only free entitlement hours, no security is required.
Funding information for 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds can be found here.

A lunch session is available from 11.30am-12.00pm (costs £2.50 for 3- & 4-year-olds and £3.00 for 2-year-olds)
If booking this session in addition to any free entitlement a £50 non-refundable security is required.

Extended Free Entitlement (EFE)
Funding for 3- & 4-year-olds (offering up to 30 hours per week) can be accessed between 8.30am-3.00pm Mon-Thurs and 8.30am-12.30pm Fri.
There are no additional costs for families accessing EFE.
Information for the extended 30-hour funding can be found here.

Tax-Free Childcare
For working families, including the self-employed, tax-free childcare may be used against any
fee-paying session.
Information for tax-free childcare can be found here.

For further information about all forms of childcare costs support click here.