Fees and Conditions

Fees from September 2024

Non early years funded children:

8.00am until 6.00pm

Full week £1551.25 per month or £365.00 per week

4 full days a week £1241.00 per month or £292.00 per week

3 full days a week £930.75 per month or £219.00 per week

2 full days a week £620.50 per month or £146.00 per week

1 full day a week £310.25 per month or £73.00 per week

8.30am until 3.30pm, subject to availability

Full week £1423.75 per month or £335.00 per week

4 days a week £1139.00 per month or £268.00 per week

3 days a week £854.25 per month or £201.00 per week

2 days a week £569.50 per month or £134.00 per week

1 day a week £284.75 per month or £67.00 per week

8.00am until 1.30pm, subject to availability

5 mornings a week £892.50 per month or £210.00 per week

4 mornings a week £714.00 per month or £168.00 per week

3 mornings a week £535.50 per month or £126.00 per week

2 mornings a week £357.00 per month or £84.00 per week

1 morning a week £178.50 per month or £42.00 per week

1.30pm until 6.00pm, subject to availability

5 afternoons a week £807.50 per month or £190.00 per week

4 afternoons a week £646.00 per month or £152.00 per week

3 afternoons a week £484.50 per month or £114.00 per week

2 afternoons a week £323.00 per month or £76.00 per week

1 afternoon a week £161.50 per month or £38.00 per week

(The above monthly fees have been based on 51 weeks per annum as there is no charge for the one week closure in December)

Funding

The government will fund 15 hours a week, for 38 weeks of the year free nursery education which is paid directly to the nursery.

At Little Learners we will spread the funding over the 12 months and reduce your fees accordingly. We will provide you with a breakdown of your early years funding entitlement.

There are different funding offers available to children aged from 9 months up to 4 years. Funding is paid for 38 weeks of the year (term time). At Little Learners we offer our funding ‘stretched’ across 51 weeks of the year, a total of 11 hours per week. Please see our fee info for further information. We have a few limited term time only options at our West Croydon Branch.

In order for the nursery to claim this funding you will need to provide a copy of your child’s birth certificate, proof of address and complete a declaration stating where you are claiming the free entitlement.

Working parents may be able to get free childcare for a child aged 9 months to 4 years old. If your child is:

9 months to 2 years old, you can get 15 hours per week of free childcare
3 to 4 years old, you can get 30 hours per week of free childcare

All children aged 3 and 4 are also entitled to 15 hours of free early education or childcare per week.

You may be able to get free childcare if you have a 2 year old and get certain benefits. Please see Disadvantaged 2 Year Old Funding section for more information.

9 Month Old Funding

From September 2024 eligible parents of children aged 9 months can access 15 hours of childcare funding per week.

From September 2025, eligible working parents of children aged 9 months and above will be able to access 30 hours of childcare funding per week.

2 Year Old - Disadvantaged 2 Year Old Funding

2 year olds are entitled to 15 hours free early education and childcare if all or some of the following criteria are met:

You receive Income Support, Income based Jobseekers Allowance, Income related Employment and Support Allowance, support under part lV of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, State Pension Credit, Child Tax Credit, providing you are not entitled to Working Tax Credits and have an annual income as assessed by HMRC that does not exceed £16,190.
You receive Working Tax Credits and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190.
The child is entitled to Disability Living Allowance.
The child is looked after by the local authority.
The child is no longer looked after by the local authority as a result of an adoption order, a special guardianship order or a residence order.

2 Year Old - Working Family 2 Year Funding

Eligible parents of 2 year olds can access 15 hours of funding per week. This is called working family 2 year funding.

When to apply

You can apply from when your child is:

1 year and 36 weeks for 15 hours free childcare

3 & 4 Year Old Funding

All 3 and 4 year olds are entitled to free early education and childcare from the term after he/she reaches 3 years of age.

When will my child receive funding?

You can claim your place the term after your child turns the relevant age. This gives local authorities and childcare providers enough time to prepare.

A child born on or between 1 April and 31 August will become eligible for a place from 1 September.
A child born on or between 1 September and 31 December will become eligible for a place from 1 January.
A child born on or between 1 January and 31 March will become eligible for a place from 1 April.

9 month old, 2 year old, 3&4 year old (30 hours), How do I get my code for working parents?

Apply for free childcare if you’re working – 9 month old, 2 year old, 3&4 year old (30 hours)

Visit: https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-childcare-if-youre-working

It’s important to remember that if you are accessing working funding or 30 hours, codes need to be renewed every three months. To do this, you’ll need to log into your childcare account to check when your reconfirmation dates are, so that you can renew your code on time. If you don’t renew it on time, you will need to reapply.

Once you receive your funding code, please email this to enquiries@little-learners.net along with child name, child branch, National Insurance Number and funding code.

Disadvantaged 2 year old funding:

To check eligibility for 2 year old Early Years Funding (15 hours)

Visit:https://croydon.cloud.servelec-synergy.com/synergy/

Please also click here for guidance document for 2 Year Old Funding

Upon completing the information on the online form, you will be issued with a 6 character code that you will need to give to nursery as a screenshot or the email you received from Croydon council either of it will do. Nursery will then double check your eligibility and confirm the outcome. Please email your code to enquiries@little-learners.net

9 months old, 2 year old and Early Years funded children whom attend all year (funding amount already deducted):

You will receive 11 hours per week funding based on our daily rate, there will be an additional charge of £9.50 or £4.75 on half day sessions on your funded day for meals, extra curricular activities and sundries.

8.00am until 6.00pm

Full week £1250.50 per month or £294.25 per week

4 full days a week £940.25 per month or £221.25 per week

3 full days a week £630.00 per month or £148.25 per week

2 full days a week £319.75 per month or £75.25 per week

1 full day a week £40.25 per month or £9.50 per week

Please note that part time sessions are not available for under 22 month olds at our West Croydon branch and we have limited availability at our South Croydon branch, so early booking is advised.

8.00am until 1.30pm

5 mornings a week £575.75 per month or £135.50 per week

4 mornings a week £397.25 per month or £93.50 per week

3 mornings a week £218.75 per month or £51.50 per week

7:30am until 1:00PM

2 mornings a week £40.25 per month or £9.50 per week

1.30pm until 6.00pm

5 afternoons a week £524.75 per month or £123.50 per week

4 afternoons a week £363.25 per month or £85.50 per week

3 afternoons a week £201.75 per month or £47.50 per week

1:00pm until 6:30 pm
2 afternoons a week £40.25 per month or £9.50 per week

Please note that we do not offer any single half day slots for any funded sessions, the minimum attendance is two half day sessions per week for funded sessions.

For disadvantaged 2 years old funding and early years funding 15 hours, 3 years old funding only, please discuss alternative options and availability direct with the admissions team.

30 hours funding for 3 and 4 year olds

The government is offering working parents of 3 and 4 year olds 30 hours free nursery education. Parents need to apply for the funding online at HMRC/Childcare choices. If your application is successful then you will be given a reference number which needs to be given to the nursery.

In order to receive the funding the code needs to be given to nursery the term before funding begins and will be subject to eligibility checking via Croydon Early Years.

September to December – code needs to be given to the nursery by the middle of August
January to March – code needs to be given to the nursery by the middle of November
April to July – code needs to be given to the nursery by the middle of March

You will receive an acceptance letter regarding the 30 hours which will give the fees, once we have received and verified your code.

We offer 30 hours in the following ways:

Option 1:

3 days attendance all year around (you will receive 22 hours free and pay for 8 hours of our daily rate, not our hourly rate. You will be required to pay £9.50 per day for 2 days towards meals, extra curricular activities and sundries. So at our current daily rate including additional costs would be £77.50 per week).

Option 2:

5 mornings attendance all year around (you will receive 22 hours free and pay for one morning at £39.50 and £4.75 per day for 4 days towards meals, extra curricular activities and sundries. So at our current rate including additional costs would be £61 per week).

Option 3:

5 afternoons attendance all year around (you will receive 22 hours free and pay for one afternoon at £35.50 and £4.75 per day for 4 days towards meals, extra curricular activities and sundries. So at our current rate including additional costs would be £57 per week).

Fees including 30 hours - Option 1 (8:00AM to 6:00PM)

Full week £949.75 per month or £223.50 per week

4 full days a week £639.50 per month or £150.50 per week

3 full days a week £329.25 per month or £77.50 per week

Fees including 30 hours - Option 2 (7:30AM to 1:00PM) , subject to availability

5 Mornings a week £259.25 per month or £61.00 per week

Fees including 30 hours - Option 3 (1:00PM to 6:30PM) , subject to availability

5 Afternoons a week £242.25 per month or £57.00 per week

Any extra sessions that you wish to add on top of these sessions will be charged at our normal rates.

Should you wish to book your 30 hours please let us know as soon as possible as spaces are limited.

Other Sessions Available

2.5 hour block session
Our 2.5 hour block is available for £25.00 but it can only be used between the following times: 7.30am until 10.00am, 8.00am until 10.30am, 10.30am until 1.00pm, 1.00pm until 3.30pm, 3.30pm until 6.00pm, 4.00pm until 6.30pm (subject to availability).

Hourly rate
You can book sessions at your convenience at an hourly rate of £15.00 (subject to availability).

Early drop off and late collection sessions

Early sessions between 7.30am and 8.00am are charged at £4.50 per session.
Late sessions between 6.00pm and 6.30pm are charged at £4.50 per session.

Early and late sessions must be booked at least a day in advance. Once booked you cannot change them.

5 days early or lates £95.50 per month or £22.50 per week

4 days early or lates £76.50 per month or £18.00 per week

3 days early or lates £57.25 per month or £13.50 per week

2 days early or lates £38.25 per month or £9.00 per week

1 day early or lates £19.00 per month or £4.50 per week

Fees are payable weekly or monthly IN ADVANCE. Fees must be received in our account before the Monday for weekly payments and be received in our account by the 1st of each month for monthly payments. Failure to do so will result in a £20 late payment charge and £10 invoice administration charge (which are not negotiable), along with a daily late payment fee. We reserve the right to terminate spaces for non payment of fees as per our Fee and Payment Policy.

We do not accept cheques.

In July there is an annual fee review of fees and you will be notified of any changes, which will take effect from the beginning of September. If you fail to amend your standing order or bank transfer payments to the correct amount then you will automatically be issued with an invoice, which will incur a £10 administration fee plus a £20 late payment fee, this will continue for subsequent payments each time until you have amended your payment to the correct amount.

Childcare Vouchers

We accept payment of childcare vouchers from many providers, please refer the the chart below for further details and account numbers for payment.

Click here to download Childcare Vouchers chart