Government Grants/Early years entitlement for three and four year olds
Subject to Local Authority and Department of Education regulations Lingfield Nursery School is able to claim on your behalf the Early Years Entitlement funding currently available for all three and four year olds. Our fees, as stated in our current prospectus, are fully inclusive of all meals, snacks and all extra levels of service that we add regularly to our childrens’ sessions throughout the year and at no extra cost to our parents. However, please note that the current Early Years Entitlement is 15 hours per week over 38 weeks of the year (our services run for 51 weeks of the year) and that the ‘free early learning’ funding we receive is non-inclusive of our meals, snacks, additional services and additional childcare hours throughout the year. This funding only covers the Early Years Foundation Stage provision and does not include the extra hours and additional services that we, as a full daycare setting, choose to provide.
Please Note:
This government funding may not always be available depending on any changes that the Government introduce relating to the operation of the scheme. As the funding received is in respect of the ‘free early learning’ place only, providers offering specialised services, meals and hours ‘over and above’ this ‘free early learning’ place (which includes the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum) are allowed to make additional charges (eg, meals and extra hours and weeks that funding is not available) as long as parents have been made aware of the fees before placing their child at their chosen setting. We remind parents in our Terms and Conditions that we are a full daycare setting operating over 51 weeks of the year and not just term time and that our fees and extra services, meals etc are payable for every week of the year.
Sibling Reductions
If two or more children within the same family are attending the nursery at the same time we can offer a 7% reduction off all fees each month.
Childcare Vouchers
If your employer is willing to help, there are tax efficient ways in the form of childcare vouchers which are deductable from your salary before tax. We are experienced in using all schemes, please contact us for more information.
Save Tax and N.I.
If your employer operates a childcare voucher scheme, you can save National Insurance and Income Tax. By registering for your employer’s scheme, up to £55 a week can be deducted from your salary and used to provide childcare vouchers for the same amount. This amount, which is deducted from your gross salary, is then exempt from National Insurance and Income Tax.
Voucher Providers
We accept vouchers from many providers, but if possible, we prefer to use one of the following companies:
- Accor Services
- Busy Bees (including Leapfrog)
- care-4 (Grass Roots Group)
- Sodexho PASS
- Fideliti
If your employer uses a different provider, our nursery manager will liaise with you to make the necessary arrangements.
Redeeming your Vouchers
If you receive paper vouchers, they can be handed in at the nursery to be redeemed each month against your fees, or you can redeem the voucher yourself.
Alternatively, many providers now offer an automatic redemption process. Once you have made this arrangement, the redemption takes place at the same time each month, without any further action needed on your part.