The current fees for Daycare sessions are below which are effective from 1st APRIL 2026
Cost marked with a * include the cost of a meal at a cost of £3.00
Cost marked with a** include the cost of 2 meals at a cost of £3.00 each.
Full cost of a Daily Session
8.30am-4.00pm* £108.00
8.30am-5.30pm** £132.00
(8.30am-5.30pm only available Monday to Thursday, 2 Daily Session minimum)
Please see the below table for full costs per week, prices with Working Parent Entitlement per week and prices with Working Parent Entitlement and Tax-Free Childcare.
Please note this table is inclusive of meals, and is based on 8:30-4:00 sessions only. The cost of a tea session 4.00-5:30 is £24.00 per session including tea and is limited availability.
Please note that for 3- and 5-day provision, there is no funded hours for day 3 and 5 so the charge is higher due to the full daily cost being chargeable for day 3 and 5.
| 2-3’S (Total Hours per week) | Non funded hours (2.30-4.00) @£14 per hour + £3 mea | St Pauls Enrichment Charge @£2.50 per funded hour | Full days charge for 3rd or 5th day – no funded hours applied | COST TO PARENTS FROM 1ST APRIL 26 PER WEEK WITH WPE | COST TO PARENTS ACCESSING TAX FREE CHILDCARE SCHEME AND WPE PER WEEK FROM 1ST APRIL 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 DAYS (15 hours) | £48.00 | £30.00 | 0 | £78.00 | £62.40 |
| 3 DAYS (22.5 hours) | £48.00 | £30.00 | 108.00 | £186.00 | £148.80 |
| 4 DAYS (30 hours) | £96.00 | £60.00 | 0 | £156.00 | £124.80 |
| 5 DAYS (37.50 hours) | £96.00 | £60.00 | 108.00 | £264.00 | £211.20 |
Costs with Working Parent Entitlement explained
The hourly rate that we receive per child from the government does not cover our costs. The St Pauls Enrichment charge covers for example staff enhanced ratios, artist in residence, outdoor activities such as the fire pit, cooking.
As we are an all-year-round provision, the 30 or 15 hours that the government give as funded hours are stretched across 47.5 weeks of the year which equates to 24 or 12 hours per week.
We offer the funded hours between 8.30-2.30 over 4 days (for 24 hours) or over 2 days (for 12 hours). For 3 days only 12 funded hours can be offered and for 5 days only 24 funded hours can be offered. Any sessions from 2.30 will be chargeable which will be broken down on the new EYR01 form which you will be sent to you via DocuSign.(This is a document parents must complete in order to receive funded hours for their child, we have incorporated this into our admissions form).
Priority is given to parents that opt for the 8:30-4 sessions.
