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Fees Policy

If your child attends the Langney nursery then please read the following policy. However, if your child attends the Eastbourne nursery then please scroll down to the Eastbourne nursery section.

Fees Structure: Langney September 2023

Age Group Hourly rate Consumable cost per attendance

Under 2 £7.00 £2.00

2 years £6.50 £2.00

3&4 years £6.00 £2.00

School Aged £5.50 N/a

Please note: the consumables charge is a voluntary contribution to cover items such as snack- morning and afternoon, suncream, baby wipes etc and is not covered by EYEE funding. All consumables’ costs should be paid in advance (either on the day, weekly, monthly or termly) and is due for every planned attendance.

Additional costs:

Paper copy of invoice £1.00 per invoice

Letter for Tax Credits £5.00

Letter for Other £10.00

Payment of Fees

All fees are inclusive of morning and afternoon snacks, all drinks (excluding formula), baby wipes and sun cream.
Fees are charged by the hour and increments of fifteen minutes thereafter (not by the session) and any extra/extended sessions on top of your EYEE funding are charged at the same rates.
Invoices are issued at the beginning of each month for that month.
Fees can be made by cash or BACS (account details can be found on the invoice). If paying by cash please ask a member of staff for a receipt to serve as proof of payment, as no other proof of payment will be accepted.
Payment is expected by the 1st of each month. Other payment dates and arrangements (weekly etc) can be arranged in writing with Trev
If full payment has not been received by midday on the last working day of the month then your child’s placement will be suspended until full payment is received, this may result in loss of your child’s place as we have waiting lists for most days.
Any bad debts (once a child has left) will be referred to the small claims court for collection, any costs of this will be added to the debt.

Notice Periods

You are required to give 6 weeks’ notice in writing, if you wish your child to leave Little Rockets . This notice will be charged in full even if your child doesn’t attend.
For children claiming EYEE, 6 weeks’ notice in writing is required. Please note if you access the stretched funding offer and leave midterm/year you may be in a situation of owing us for funded hours used, due to the different lengths in each term, and this will be added to your final invoice. A transfer of EYEE cannot be made if full notice is not given and full final payment is not made.
You are generally required to give 4 weeks’ notice in writing of any changes to your child’s permanent hours, although exceptions to this may be made by Manda or Trev, the Nursery Director and finance officer.
Extended sessions and extra sessions can be booked at short notice, written notice is not required for these.

Minimum Hours

There is a minimum attendance requirement of three hours per day, and six hours per week.
Children’s session starts and end times, are agreed when you join the nursery and we are as flexible as we can be and the EYEE funding is available from 8.00-5.00pm Monday to Friday.
As a rule, we do not accept variable bookings as all children are required to have set weekly hours, however, if a variable booking is needed, due to working hours changing then this may be considered and must be discussed and arranged with Trev or the nursery manager.

When you don't have to pay

We will be closed, and do not charge for, all bank holidays, the Summer break which is always the last 2 weeks of August and a 2 week Christmas break in December to coincide with ESCC Term dates.

EYEE Funding

We are registered with OFSTED to deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and therefore can claim the Early Years Education 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 Little Rockets to access this.
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.
2 year funding 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.

38-week offer

For a maximum of 15/30 hours per week over a minimum of two days, during school terms.

Funded term time only booking dates are as follows;

4th September 2023 to 15th December 2023 with a break w/c 23rd October 2023 (total 14 weeks)

2nd January 2024 to 18th March 2024 with a break w/c 12th February (total 11 weeks)

15th April 2024 to 22nd July 2024 with a break w/c 27th May (total 13 weeks)

Get help paying for your Childcare

Tax-free childcare

For working families, including the self-employed, in the UK
Earning under £100k and at least £142 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage) each
Who are not receiving Tax Credits, Universal Credit, or childcare vouchers
With children aged 0-11 (or 0-16 if disabled)
For every £8 you pay into an online account, the government will add an extra £2, up to £2,000 per child per year

15 hours funded childcare for 2-year-olds

For families in England, receiving some forms of support
With 2-year-old children
15 hours of free childcare or early education for 38 weeks
To be able to take up 15 hours of free childcare for your two-year-old you or your child must meet the eligibility criteria. Please visit GOV.UK for further information.
A total of 570 hours per year, that you can use flexibly with one or more childcare provider
Little Rockets will allow you to ‘stretch’ the hours over 48 weeks, using fewer hours per week, so you would be entitled to 12 hours per week for the 48 weeks of the year that we are open.

15 hours funded childcare for 3- & 4-year-olds

For all families in England
With 3 and 4-year-old children
15 hours of free childcare or early education for 38 weeks
A total of 570 hours per year, that you can use flexibly with one or more childcare provider
Little Rockets will allow you to ‘stretch’ the hours over 48 weeks, using fewer hours per week, so you would be entitled to 12 hours per week for the 48 weeks of the year that we are open.

30 hours funded childcare for 3- & 4-year-olds

For working families in England
With 3 and 4-year-old children
30 hours of free childcare or early education for 38 weeks
A total of 1,140 hours per year, that you can use flexibly with one or more
childcare provider
Little Rockets will allow you to ‘stretch’ the hours over 48 weeks, using fewer hours per week, so you would be entitled to 24 hours per week for the 48 weeks of the year that we are open.

Tax credits for childcare

For working families, in the UK
With children under 16 (or under 17 if disabled)
70% of childcare costs, up to a cap
If you cannot make a new claim for Tax Credits, you may be able to apply for Universal Credit instead.

Universal credit for childcare

For working families claiming Universal Credit, in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
With children under 17*
Up to 85% of eligible childcare costs
Who are not receiving Tax-Free Childcare

Support while you study

Weekly payments from Care to Learn if you are at school or sixth-form college
Help through your college if you are in further education
A weekly grant if you are in full-time higher education

Fees Structure: Eastbourne September 2023