Our Contact number is 01323 840062, option 2. Please note we are a term time only nursery. Session times Morning session 8.40am-11.40am Lunch Club 11.40am-12.30pm (not covered by funding) Afternoon Session 12.30pm-3.30pm Fees If your child is not eligible for funding, then Fees are payable. Currently our fee structure is as follows: £16.00 per three hour session £3 per Lunch Club session (for all children attending as this is not covered by funding) Your child will need to come to nursery with a healthy packed lunch. If you wish your child to have a hot school meal, this is an additional £2.10, payable on the day. You will be invoiced termly. Payment plans are available should you request one. Fees are payable by Cash or Cheque made payable to ESCC. Late payment of fees will incur a £25 charge on the following term’s invoice. If fees are paid persistently late or not at all with no explanation, we will be forced to terminate that child’s place and look into alternative ways to recover monies owed. Please note, that if your child misses a session for any reason then fees will still be payable. Funding We accept 2yr and 30 hrs funding in addition to the statutory funding for 3/4 yr olds. All families in England with 3 and 4-year-old children can claim 15 hours of free childcare a week over 38 weeks. All children who meet the eligibility criteria are able to take up the free entitlement in the funding period following their 2nd or 3rd birthday until they reach statutory school age (which is the funding period after their 5th birthday). Please see table below for when your child may receive their free entitlement (if age eligible) Children born between Funding will start from 1 April and 31 August September 1 September and 31 December January 1 January and 31 March April EYEE and EYLP Funding We are registered with OFSTED to deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and therefore can claim the Early Years Education Entitlement and the Early Years Learning Place entitlement from ESCC The universal EYEE will pay for a maximum of 570 free hours per year from the term after your child’s third birthday, your child is automatically entitled to this offer and you will need to apply through Grovelands Acorns to access this. Please see table above for funding periods. The extended 30 hours EYEE will pay for an additional 570 hours per year for eligible 3 and 4-year old’s, from the term after their third birthday, you will need to check eligibility and apply online and then provide us with a code to access this funding and then reconfirmed every 12 weeks. This funding will only last for as long as you are eligible. The ELP is available for eligible 2-year old’s, from the term after their second birthday, you will need to check eligibility and apply online and then provide us with a code to access this funding. Any hours in addition to the 570/1140 free hours are paid at normal rates. All other nursery fees and placement policies and procedures still apply to children claiming their EYEE or EYLP Notice Periods You are required to give four weeks’ notice in writing, if you wish your child to leave Grovelands Acorns. This notice will be charged in full even if your child doesn’t attend. For children claiming either EYEE or ELP, six weeks’ notice in writing is required. A transfer of EYEE/ELP cannot be made if full notice is not given. You are generally required to give four weeks’ notice in writing of any changes to your child’s permanent hours, although exceptions may apply. Extended sessions and extra sessions can be booked at short notice, written notice is not required for these.
