Our Nursery Fees
Government Funding
Government help with childcare costs for parents.
From April 2024, two-year-old children can access up to 15 hours of early years funded education, 38 weeks of the year with no additional cost to parents/carers.
From September 2024, babies from 9 months also receive 15 hours of early years funded education.
Three and four year old children can enjoy 15 or up to 30 hours of government funding free of charge for 38 weeks of the year incurring no cost to parents at all.
Whether you have toddlers or teens, you could get support. Find the right support for your family.
Our Nursery Fees
We’ll work with you to provide a financial plan to suit you and your child.
To enable you to manage your annual household budgets, any fees incurred over and above the 15 or 30 hours free, can be paid over 50 weeks.
Your child can attend term time only, or all year round (subject to availability), so for more information please ask for costs and ideas that suit you and your child’s needs.
Our 3 and 4 year old’s
Parents/carers are able to choose from two separate packages of delivery.
Option One
Your child’s funded hours are delivered between the hours of 8:30 – 16:00.
15 hours = 2 Days of Childcare
30 hours = 4 Days of Childcare
Option Two - Our All Inclusive Package
This option provides more flexibility. You can use your funding between the hours of 8:30-16:00 or a full day 8:00 till 18:00 over two, three or four days or choose our standard 5hr am or pm sessions (additional costs apply).
Option Two also includes:
Forest School
Children will be driven to our forest school site at Quex Park in Birchington in our nursery car/bus where they will spend the day exploring in our safe and secure site making mud pies, climbing trees and whizzing down the zip wire. They will also be able to help look after our pigs, goats, chickens and ducks on the farm. Sessions are tailored to children’s individual needs and interests.
Community Trips
Our local community trips include museums such as Spitfire and the Turner Centre, Nature Reserves, Wildwood, local parks, our local fire station, supermarkets, train and bus rides, the library and many more. Some trips will be on foot, others will be in one of the nursery vehicles. Community trips are planned around the children’s interests and can be seasonal.
Beach School
This gives children the chance to be active outside in the fresh air amongst nature while learning about the world around them. A child’s health and wellbeing can be boosted and they also benefit from the physical exercise. They get the chance to test their limits and take risks in the natural world.