Payments and Funding

Fees are £7 per hour for 2 year olds and £6 per hour for 3-4 year olds; you will be given an invoice with the total amount payable for each half term. Payment is by cash, card or bank transfer, either in full or installments. Fees must still be paid if children are absent e.g. illness or holidays. If your child needs to be absent over a long period of time, please talk to management.

For your child to keep their place at our setting, you must pay the fees. We are in receipt of nursery education funding for two, three and four year olds including the 30 hours for working parents; where funding is not received, then fees apply. Outstanding fees cannot be carried over to the next half-term.

All 3* and 4-year olds in England are entitled to 570 hours of funded childcare. This is usually taken as a maximum of 15 hours a week over 38 weeks of the year, in line with Leicestershire’s school term dates.

(*funding begins the school term after a child turns 3 years old)

In addition to this, from September 2025 eligible working parents of children aged from 9 months upwards will be able to access 30 hours of funding, please note that we only take children from the age of 2 years.

What qualifies as a Working Family?

• You, and any partner must expect to earn (on average) at least £167 per week.
• If you, or your partner are on maternity, paternity or adoption leave, or you’re unable to work because you are disabled or have caring responsibilities, you could still be eligible.
• The government does not include you in their definition of working family if you or your partner each individually expect to earn £100,000 or more per year.
• If you do not meet the government’s working family definition, your child will still be eligible for 15 hours funding the term after they turn 3.
• If your family receives other government support, you may be eligible for 15 hours funding the term after your child turns 2.

Check availability at Eligibility | Best Start in Life

Parents can use their FEEE hours at other childcare settings and childminders if they so choose.

If parents choose to use some or all of their FEEE hours elsewhere then we are able to offer hours at our non-funded rate.

Some parents will be eligible for tax free childcare, to check eligibility please visit  Eligibility Checker | Best Start in Life

To receive FEEE, parents are required to provide the playgroup with a copy of the child’s birth certificate and complete a Statement of Undertaking.