Nursery Fees

We have two fee options, please see the tables below.

1. Private fees

We have our private nursery fees for all families. These are for private sessions outside of the Government funding entitlement. They include all meals and snacks, personal care items (non food charges) and activities charges.

2. Consumable fees – funded sessions

These charges are for funded sessions only.

NB: Parents can choose to ‘opt out’ of consumable fees, but will need to provide everything normally included and follow our strict packed food policy. Please speak to the nursery manager if you wish to ‘opt out’.

Terms and Conditions

• We require a minimum booking of 2 sessions per week on different days.
• 10% Discount eligible for the eldest child whilst 2 siblings attend the nursery on privately paid nursery fees.
• The change in fee rate is applied from your child’s 3^rd birthday
• Private fees are fully inclusive of consumables and funded sessions will be available on an ‘opt in/opt out’ basis
• All fees are payable on the 1st of every month, in advance, per each calendar month. Parents are responsible for all invoiced fees outside of funded sessions.
• We are open between the hours of 7.30 am and 6.00 pm
• The nursery is closed between Christmas Eve and New Year inclusive for which there will be no charge. Dates are given at the beginning of each year. There is also no charge for bank holidays. Nursery remains open for the rest of the year, where fees are payable in full.
• Private nursery fees are payable during all periods of absence including holidays and sickness other than when the nursery is closed.
• On funded sessions consumable charges will be removed for holidays if 4 weeks notice is given to the manager. Managers discretion is final.
• The nursery stretches the funding entitlement giving families 50 weeks of funding per year. There are limited preschool only term time only spaces available, please discuss with the nursery manager at point of registration.
• Our Ofsted registration number it is 2734547.

Funding

• All Government nursery funding is accepted at Little Lambs, please share you funding code (if applicable) with the nursery manager at point of registration or as soon as your child becomes eligible.
• Little Lambs stretches the funding to cover 50 weeks of the year giving families 22.8 hours per week or 11.4 hours per week depending on eligibility.
• It is important to know that the Government funding is not intended to cover the full cost of childcare. It covers the cost of the effective delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Statutory Framework.
• At Little Lambs, we offer an all inclusive package which includes all personal hygiene items (nappies, wipes, tissues etc), homemade nursery meals, snacks and drinks (please note – formula milk is not included), weather protection items such as sun cream, sun hats and water proof clothing, celebrations, nursery events and festivals such as graduation, birthdays, mother and father day events, parents evenings and many more, it also includes the use of our online nursery app.
• To enable families to access to their funded sessions, we offer the option for families to ‘opt out’ of the nursery consumable costs. Please note on privately paid sessions all consumable costs are included. Should you wish to ‘opt out’ of consumable costs you will need to provide all the above for your child following our nursery guidance and strict packed food policy. Please speak to the nursery manager at point of registration to find out how to ‘opt out’ of consumable fees.
• We split nursery consumable costs for funded only sessions to allow parents to have the funded sessions fully covered by the Government funding.

For more information about Nursery Funding, please speak to the nursery manager or visit www.childcarechoices.gov.uk.

Payment of nursery fees

Fees may be paid via online bank transfer as well as from the Government Tax Free Childcare (TFC) account, we also accept payments from most childcare voucher companies (please speak to the nursery manager for more information). Parents are responsible for all invoiced nursery fees, maintaining their funding code to ensure their eligibility does not change and informing nursery of any changes to family circumstances, that may affect this.

Late fees & unpaid accounts

A late fee of 5% plus a £20.00 admin fee will be incurred if fees are not received on time. Additional charges may apply for any returned payments. Little Lambs Longlevens employ a debt collection agency who will take over any unpaid accounts.

Increase to hours/days attended

Little Lambs are happy to offer additional days/sessions to those initially booked or ad hoc sessions subject to availability. However, your account must be paid up to date before the additional days can be taken. These can be requested by speaking to a member of management via the Famly app who will approve/reject subject to availability.

Notice periods

At Little Lambs, we require one month’s written notice to either terminate your child’s nursery contract or to change your child’s sessions. This is at the discretion of the nursery manager.

Registration Fee

Should you wish to book a place at Little Lambs, we require a £100 registration fee which is fully refunded against your final invoice should you give the appropriate notice period.

Bank details

Please use the following bank account details:

Little Lambs Longlevens Ltd                                

Lloyds Bank

Account number: 49831160

Sort code: 30-95-72

Reference: Your child’s full name

We look forward to welcoming you to Little Lambs soon, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in contact and one of our friendly team will be happy to assist you.

Nursery contact details:

01452 380662 / littlelambslonglevens@outlook.com