FEES AND FUNDING

We are a non profit registered charity which means all the school fees and fundraising goes straight back into the school.

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We open our doors to all children aged 2 years through to 4 years 11 months of age

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COSTS

The fees are £5.90 per hour, payable half termly, in advance. Fees must still be paid if children are absent for a short period of time. If your child has to be absent over a long period of time talk to Dawn Rogers. If you take holidays in term time your childs place is still to be paid for. ​

For your child to keep her/his place at Fountains, you must pay the fees for unfunded hours within 14 days of the invoice being issued. We are in receipt of nursery education funding for two, three and four year olds; where funding is not received, then fees apply.

 

EARLY YEARS FUNDING

3 & 4 YR OLDS

Universal Funding means all  3 and 4 year olds are given 15hours of funded EY education. It is awarded the term after the child's third birthday.

WORKING PARENT FUNDING

Families with children of the age3/4 years may be able to seek funding for the additional 15 hours of Government EY educational funding and are advised to submit details and inform Dawn of the Extended hours code

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We offer additional paid nursery hours (over the funding allocation) and these are charged at the standard £5.90 per hour.
 

2 YR OLDS- DISADVANTAGED FUNDING

Parents that are eligible for this will receive a 2 Year old funding code. Pass this onto Dawn Rogers with the cover letter from North Yorkshire Council.

 

2 YEAR OLDS- WORKING PARENT FUNDING

Children with parents working 16 hours or above will be able to access the 30 hours funding. Please tell Dawn Rogers the 11 digit code. 

 

INVOICING

Families will be invoiced every half term 

There is a voluntary contribution on the invoice, please note this is voluntary and is used to cover costs of daily snack, consumables for the individual child and extra activities / celebrations covered but not directly related or necessary for the effective delivery of the EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) framework.

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Invoices explained

Chargeable extras

Information about the services Fountains Playgroup & Pre-School offer:

Costs per hour of childcare, over the eligible funded hours-  £5.90 per hour

Free entitlement hours –15 Universal hours per week

Additional hours purchased at £5.90 per hour

Extended hours up to 15 hours per week.

Snacks – We provide a snack each day at 10am for all children and a snack for the children who stay after 15.30. The snacks are typically fruit, crackers, breadsticks, wholemeal toast.

School lunches are available at £2.80 per day

Voluntary Consumables (this includes snacks, wipes, nappy sacks, specific messy play, seasonal activities, celebratory items, sun cream) are charged at £15 per half term.

Additional voluntary services (for example, trips, forest school sessions

or foreign language lessons) will be discussed at the time these sessions are offered.

Tax Free Childcare can help with the cost of paying for childcare. You will need to set up a childcare account, which both you and the government will pay into. You can then use this money to pay your childcare provider. For every £8 you, the parent, pay into the account the government will pay £2.  

If you claim Universal Credit you may be able to claim back up to 85 of your childcare costs, if you’re eligible.

If you do not wish to pay for specific consumables, for example because you wish to provide your own, please make Dawn Rogers at Fountains Playgroup & Pre-School aware so next steps can be discussed.

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