Fees

Early registration is recommended. Registrations will be considered in the order they are received. The offer of a place is subject to availability.  In order to guarantee your place the relevant forms must be completed and returned along with a £200.00 deposit which will be credited to your account against the final payment of any fees due.

If, for any reason, the parent/carer cancels their acceptance of a place or the child does not join the Nursery your deposit will be retained in lieu of cancellation.  Cancellation must be given in writing with at least one-months’ notice.  If less than one months’ notice is received, a full month’s fees will be due and any Local Authority funding due will be retained.

All fees are payable monthly and a monthly invoice will be sent by email. Your account balance and copy invoices can be obtained via the ParentZone app. 

Fees are not implemented for any days we are closed (i.e. Bank Holidays, INSET Days, Christmas closure etc).

In the unlikely event that you would wish to withdraw your child from the Early Years Department, one month’s notice is required in writing.

Further information on Grant Funding can be found in the Grant Funding Booklet.

Full Session Charges – For All Children

Full Daily Rate and AM Session includes all nappies, wipes, milk formula, meals and snacks and Additional Services.

The following is only applicable for children in receipt of Working Family Funded Childcare

Meals and Snacks (per ‘Grant Day’)

Fees effective from 01/04/2025

Below is a non-exhaustive list of ‘over and beyond’ resources (Additional Services), experiences and provisions we offer to all of our children in addition to the EYFS statutory framework

Outdoor Learning and All Year Round Outdoor Provision

• Forest School sessions – fire building, den-making, nature play
• Mud kitchen & forestry area
• Gardening activities
• Outdoor climbing frames & adventure play
• Trikes, scooters & bikes
• Water play areas, sandpits
• New ‘Zen’ area coming 2025
• Bug hotels & mini beast exploration kits
• Outdoor learning shelters (e.g. literacy shed)
• Puddle suits
• Outdoor craft activities
• Hi-vis jackets for staff & children for outings
• Outdoor space maintenance, weeding, leaf pickup, jet washing

Enriched Learning using our School & Wider Community

• Scavenger hunts
• Litter picking
• Picnic trips
• Local park trips
• Formby Pine Woods
• Beach Trips coming Summer 2025
• Road safety
• Visits to the Sports Hall
• Story time in the Library
• Resources for Head Teacher Learning Time (phonics, early bird story time & learning sessions)
• Spanish & bilingual sing – April 2025

Premium Sleep and Comfort Provisions

• Individual sleep mats & bedding
• Cosy sleep pens/tents & calming nap spaces
• Soft blankets, pillows and comforters
• Blackout blinds & white noise machines
• Rocking chairs & gliders in Baby Room
• Washing and laundering bedding including an onsite dedicated Housekeeper
• Soft furnishings
• Floor rugs/mat hire for playrooms for enhanced hygiene and comfort

Creative, Messy and Sensory Play

• Painting aprons
• High quality art & craft materials (canvas, acrylics, glitter, sequins)
• Sensory play trays (water, foam, kinetic sand, edible play materials)
• Tough tray experiences
• Food play & taste experiences
• Thematic British Values and cultural food
• Loose parts play & open-ended wooden resources (indoors & outdoors)
• Glow in the dark sensory play
• Hatching chickens & butterfly life cycle experiences
• Themed craft projects (e.g. Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas)
• Enhanced craft activities (e.g. keepsake canvases, clay handprints)
• Home learning resource kits & take-home activities (e.g. Easter bags and phonics)

Specialist Music, Seasonal & Celebration Events

• Christmas parties, visits from Santa & gifts
• Christmas Nativity (costumes, Music & Lyrics)
• Halloween trails & party treats
• Easter activities & treats
• Birthday celebrations
• Celebrations & keepsakes gifts
• Leavers’ party & gifts
• Specialist thematic books

Transport & Accessibility Enhancements

• Multi seat infant pram for park visits, picnics, shopping experiences
• Minibus & coach hire (e.g. sports day, Formby Pine Woods, beach)
• Staff mileage claims for shopping and errands (e.g. dietary alternatives, toys and resources, nappy creams & specialist formula)
• Extra staffing for trips (enhanced ratio for external outings)

Room Aesthetics

• Specialist Room Dividers – plants and crate seating
• Sound absorbing wall displays
• Pergola & twinkly lights for reading corners
• Wall borders & backing for art & theme displays

Specialist Staff Training (Enhancing Quality Beyond EYFS Minimum Requirements)

• All staff Paediatric 1^st Aid trained (Including office staff, welfare staff & housekeeping)
• Elklan
• Wellcom
• Makaton
• Sefton training (e.g. Parent Champions, Language Champion)
• NDNA training – Baby Lead
• Leadership and management
• ASD pathway training
• SEND training
• Phonics training
• Staff & children wellbeing training currently in progress
• Employee assistance

Additional Staffing Costs & Administration

• Staff time for shopping for resources like nappies, books, dietary snacks, thematic food tasting
• Staff time for obtaining parent data & inputting Grant Claims via Sefton Portal
• Staff time for providing specifically required letters for Parents to claim charges from Universal Credit / HMRC checks
• Staff time for parent communication app & enhanced development feedback
• Extra observations & assessments beyond statutory requirements
• Parent evenings & preparation time (e.g. presentations, handout literature)
• Ad hoc parent meetings & support calls
• Medication administering (2 staff to witness)
• DBS update service & renewals (tri annually – it is not compulsory to renew) 
• Dedicated cleaners
• Dedicated lunchtime welfare team serving meals enabling Practitioners to be stationed at every table during mealtimes
• Dedicated catering team member separately stationed to oversee Early Years dietary requirements, ensuring no cross contamination
• Subscriptions / Memberships to enhance resources and specialist support (NDNA, Twinkl, Nursery World Magazine, ParentZone & iConnect services)