Pre-School Fees
Each three hour session (9:00am until 12 noon, or 12 noon until 3:00pm) is priced individually. A morning and afternoon session can be booked together to create a whole-day session.
For children aged 2 to 3 years, each three hour session is priced at £20.70 (£6.90ph). Therefore, a full day would total £41.40.
For children aged 3 years and above, each three hour session is priced at £18.90 (£6.30ph). Therefore, a full day would total £37.80.
Please see our Charging and Fees Policy for payment expectations.
Funded Childcare Information
Some 2-year-old children are entitled to 15 or 30 hours of funded Early Years Education per week, as explained in the links below:
East Sussex County Council Funding Information
Childcare expansion | HMRC Childcare Choices
All 3-4 year olds are entitled to 15 hours of funded Early Years Education per week, and some 3-4 year olds are entitled to 30 hours of funded Early Years Education per week. Further explanation can be found by following the links below:
East Sussex County Council Funding Information
Homepage | HMRC Childcare Choices
As the “Model Agreement: Early Years Provision, June 2018” states: “Government funding is intended to cover the cost to deliver 15 or 30 hours a week of free, high quality, flexible childcare. It is not intended to cover the cost of meals, consumables, additional hours or additional services. The provider can charge for meals and snacks as part of a free entitlement place and they can also charge for consumables and for services”.
From September 2023 we will be asking for a voluntary Consumables Contribution of £1 per 3 hour funded session, as set out below:
| Funded Sessions Per Week | Funded Hours Per Week | Weekly Consumables Contribution |
| 1 | 3 | £1 |
| 2 | 6 | £2 |
| 3 | 9 | £3 |
| 4 | 12 | £4 |
| 5 | 15 | £5 |
| 6 | 18 | £6 |
| 7 | 21 | £7 |
| 8 | 24 | £8 |
| 9 | 27 | £9 |
| 10 | 30 | £10 |
The voluntary Consumables Contribution will include but is not limited to: morning and afternoon snack, cooking and baking ingredients, suncream, local trips, festival participation (i.e. the Christmas Tree and Scarecrow Festivals) and learning and development opportunities.
We have been able to keep the voluntary Consumables Contribution low as there is still an expectation that all parents will contribute fresh fruit each week for snack and supply their child with a suitable amount of nappies and baby wipes each day.
If you chose not to pay the voluntary Consumables Contribution above, we will ask you to provide your own snacks, cooking ingredients (in line with our Healthy Eating Policy and Snack Menu) and suncream as well as the usual fruit, nappies and baby wipes.
Tax Free Childcare Information
If you get Tax-Free Childcare, you’ll set up an online childcare account for your child. For every £8 you pay into this account, the government will pay in £2 to use to pay your provider.
Further information about Tax Free Childcare can be found below: