Fees & funding
Nursery fees are dependent on the age of your child and your specific childcare requirements. We accept all funding options, including the government’s 15 and 30 hours funded childcare, and we also accept the Government Tax Free Childcare Scheme and childcare vouchers.
Registration & fees
A one-off registration fee of £20 is required when you register your child with us.
Our session rate is £6.50 per hour.
We ask for an additional £1 per day for those children who attend the optional breakfast club.
We ask you to supply your child’s mid-morning snack each day.
Our fees are reviewed annually and are subject to change.
Fees are invoiced monthly and payable in advance.
15 hours funded childcare for
2 year olds
For parents with 2 year olds, receiving certain benefits, you may be able to get 15 hours funded childcare depending on whether you meet the eligibility criteria.
Available to:
Families in England, claiming certain benefits/support with 2 year old children.
2 year olds, if they have a Special Education Need (SEND), receive Disability Living Allowance, or if they are being care for by a local authority, special guardianship order or a child arrangements order.
What’s available:
15 hours of funded childcare or early education for 38 weeks, some providers will allow you to ‘stretch’ the hours over 52 weeks, using fewer hours per week.
A total of 570 hours per year, that you can use flexibly with one or more childcare provider.
Eligibility criteria:
To be able to take up 15 hours of funded childcare for your 2 year old you or your child must meet the eligibility criteria.
15 hours funded childcare for
3 & 4 year olds
For all parents with 3 and 4 year olds, you are entitled to receive 15 hours funded childcare.
Available to:
All families in England with 3 year old children.
All families in England with 4 year old children.
What’s available:
15 hours of funded childcare or early education for 38 weeks.
A total of 570 hours per year, that you can use flexibly with one or more childcare provider, some providers will allow you to ‘stretch’ the hours over 52 weeks, using fewer hours per week.
30 hours funded childcare for
3 & 4 year olds
For working parents with 3 and 4 year olds, you may be able to get 30 hours funded childcare depending on if you meet the eligibility criteria.
Available to:
Working families in England with 3 year old children.
Working families in England with 4 year old children.
What’s available:
30 hours of funded childcare or early education for 38 weeks.
A total of 1,140 hours per year, that you can use flexibly with one or more childcare provider, some providers will allow you to ‘stretch’ the hours over 52 weeks, using fewer hours per week.
Tax-free childcare scheme
We are committed to serve all the families in our community, irrespective of their means. Under the current terms of the Government scheme all three and four year-olds are eligible for funding.
Funding is only available during the school terms and commences the term after your child’s third birthday. For every £8 you pay into an online account, the government will add an extra £2, up to £2,000 per child per year.
This scheme is available for working families, including the self-employed, in the UK. You must earn under £100k and at least £152 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage) each.
You must not be receiving Tax Credits, Universal Credit or childcare vouchers. And your child must be aged 0-11 (or 0-16 if disabled).
Childcare voucher scheme
We accept childcare vouchers, although these are now closed to new applicants. However, if you joined a childcare voucher scheme on or before 4 October 2018, you can keep getting vouchers as long as:
your wages were adjusted on or before 4 October 2018.
you stay with the same employer and they continue to run the scheme.
you do not take an unpaid career break of longer than a year.
Opening Hours
We are open Monday to Friday
Morning session: 9am-12pm
Afternoon session: 12-3pm
Full day session: 9am-3pm
We offer an optional breakfast club
8-9am
Fees & Funding
We charge £6.50 per hour and a
one-time £20 administration fee.
We accept all employer childcare
vouchers & tax-free childcare. We accept
15 & 30 hours funded education.
We do not ask for a top-up fee.
Term Dates
We are open term-time only, excluding inset days.
We follow the Surrey County Council school term dates.
We don’t offer any provision of care over the school holidays,
but you can explore activities and clubs available
with Surrey Outdoor Learning.
Got a question about funding?
We know it can sometimes be confusing trying to understand the different funding options available to help pay for your childcare.
You can find further information on the GOV.UK website, or please contact us and we’d be happy to help.
Come & say hello
We’d love to have your child join us at Blackdown Pre-school.
If you’d like to book in a visit, please get in touch.