Fees, Funding & Payments
*Ad hoc fees are an additional £1 per hour. Please note we can only accommodate ad hoc sessions and lunch clubs if there is space on the day required. Please ask the Preschool office to request an ad-hoc session form.
Session times, fees and funding.
Funding
•Some children are eligible for 15 hours of funding per week from the first term after their 2nd birthday.
•All children are eligible for 15 hours of funding per week from the first term after their 3rd birthday.
•Some children are eligible for 30 hours of funding per week from the first term after their 3rd birthday.
Please visit the https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ website for more information and to check your eligibility for these funding schemes.
Payment Methods
We have a variety of methods to pay Preschool fees. We do not have the facility to receive cash or cheques.
School Gateway – is our online payment facility made via smartphone app or website. When we have received your child’s Admission Forms and have recorded your e-mail address & phone number you can activate your account. If your child continues on to Watton at Stone Primary and Nursery School this account can also be used to pay for school trips/ dinners/ Out of School Clubs etc.
Vouchers and Tax-Free - We can also receive payments through the tax-free childcare scheme and childcare vouchers. Please speak with the Admin Team if you wish to use these. For more information about these schemes you can visit: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/