Oak House Montessori Day Nursery Sessions, Prices and Funding

Hours are correct as of 1st April 2024
(please call office for prices until 31/03/24)

7.30am – 8.00am – £8.00 (early start, inclusive of breakfast)

8.00am – 12.00pm – £32.00

9.00am – 12.00pm – £25.00

1.00pm – 4.00pm – £25.00

1.00pm – 6.00pm – £40.00

Hours are correct as of 1st April 2024
(please call office for prices until 31/03/24)

8.00am – 6.00pm – £76.00

9.00am – 4.00pm – £57.00

8.00am – 4.00pm – £64.00

• Sessions are fixed and unchangeable.  Where possible, extra hours can be added to sessions at an additional cost.
• Any additional hours will be charged at £10 & is inclusive of all meals & snacks within this time.
• Formula milk is provided for all children under 1 (excluding prescription milk).
• Breakfast is included in the ‘early start’ 7.30-8.00am additional session.
• Lunch, dinner and snacks are included in the session prices for all ages.
• There is a non-refundable registration fee of £50
• Fees are paid one month in advance. Payments must be made via bank transfer/standing order.
• We also accept work voucher schemes (Edenred, Computershare etc) and the Tax Free Childcare scheme.
• College /university funding is accepted with proof of eligibility from the teaching body.
• There is a 10% discount for siblings until such time the elder child receives early years funding, available on request.
• See more about government funding in age group related areas.
• We do not accept cheques or card payments.
• Fees are non-refundable in the event of your child being absent, this includes absence due to holiday, sickness or nursery closure due to adverse weather.
• No admittance without prompt payment.

If you are in receipt of one of the following you are eligible for 15 hours a week for 38 weeks (term time) per year

• Income Support

• Income based Job Seekers Allowance

• Child and Family Tax Credits at the higher rate than the family element

• Extra Working Tax Credits relating to Disability or Pension Credits

Other possible eligibility

• Accessing, or needing to access, family support services.

• Referral by a professional, such as a health visitor, social worker, doctor, etc.

In order to receive this funding, we need to see proof of eligibility, i.e. a letter from the Job Centre/Working Tax Credits which states what you are claiming, alongside your child’s birth certificate.

Please ask for more information.

Funding is offered for the session 1-4pm only.

All meals, drinks, snacks and sundries are inclusive.

2 Year-Old Working Parent Funding

Stretch Funding will run from 08/04/24 – 31/08/2024 and can be used between 9am-12pm and 1-4pm, 9 hours per week.

Additional charges include:

• 12pm-1pm is £10 for the hour and is inclusive of lunch
• Hours outside of funded hours are charged at £10/hour
• Days outside of funded hours are charged at a sessional rate
• All meals, drinks, snacks and sundries are inclusive during funded hour

The parent, and any partner, must each expect to earn (on average) at least £167 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage).

Parents can find out more and Apply for free childcare if you’re working – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) to get a code for free childcare to give to your childcare provider.

Stretch Funding will run from 08/04/24 – 31/08/2024.

Some children are entitled to Extended Funded hours. Please see criteria:

You and your partner must be in employment (or on maternity/paternity leave or one of you is working and the other is registered as disabled or on sick leave).  You must be working the minimum of equivalent of 16 hours per week at minimum wage, and the maximum you can be earning is £100,000 per person per year.

In order to check eligibility you must go online at www.childcarechoices.gov.uk and complete the online form.  You will receive an eligibility code which must be given to the setting in order to confirm your entitlement.

This can be taken in 3-hour blocks between 9am-12 noon, 1-4pm, 8-9am and 4-6pm (wraparound care).

Tax-Free Childcare

Tax-free Childcare is a government scheme that pays 20% of childcare costs up to a maximum of £2000 each year. The scheme is open to all parents of children under 12 (or under 17 if disabled).

To be eligible for the Tax-free Childcare Scheme, you must be working (and if you have a partner they must work too), and you must not be receiving any support through tax credits or universal credit.

The government contributes 20% of childcare costs, with the maximum help set at £2000 per year per child (or £4000 if the child is disabled). It’s called the Tax-free Childcare Scheme because 20% is the basic rate of income tax. It will work by parents paying money into an account with a childcare voucher provider, which the government then tops up. For example, if you put £80 into the account, the government will put in £20.

Please visit https://www.gov.uk/tax-free-childcare to apply.

We have our own Housekeeper, Wendy Lloyd, so we are able to offer meals to suit a wide range of dietary requirements.  We aim to make all meals and snacks healthy and nutritious with appropriate portion sizes for your child.

At mealtimes children sit together to encourage them to develop social skills and table manners.  The children are encouraged and supported to feed themselves and to pour their own drinks, to develop self-help skills.

Breakfast: A choice of a selection of cereals, fruit and toast

Lunch and Dinner: Please see our menus for a selection of meals offered.

Snacks: Fruit and/or vegetables are offered mid morning and mid afternoon.  Please ask to see our menu for more details.

At all mealtimes children are offered a choice of milk and water; water is available to every child throughout the day

Weaning: We are able to provide meals suitable for babies who are starting on solid foods, either following a pureed food diet or baby lead weaning depending on your preference.