Fees & Funding

£40.20 for a 4-hour morning session - 08:30-12:30 (from 3 years)
£37.40 for a 4-hour afternoon session - 12:30-16:30 (from 3 years)
£75.20 for up to 8 hours - £9.10 per hour thereafter (or part thereof)
£9.10 per hour for hours over and above government funded hours (or part thereof)

We accept baby, two, three and four-year-old funding for those eligible and are subject to availability.  Government tax free childcare and childcare vouchers are also accepted within the nursery.

Included in our prices* are:

• Nappies and all toiletries associated with toileting/nappy changing
• 08:00 - Breakfast
• 09:45 - Morning snack 
• 11:40 - Two course hot meal 
• 14:30 - Afternoon snack 
• 16:30 - Light tea

*For parents accessing their child's 15/30 hours entitlement, the above items are not included in the funding provided.

When will my child be eligible?

The government provide 'universal' (15 hours) funded hours for all children living in the UK, the term after they turn three years old until they start school.

Birthdays between:                         Children become eligible for funding from:

1 January to 31 March                      April

1 April to 31 August                         September
1 September to 31 December      January

The government provide 'extended' (30 hours) for eligible working parents for babies and children the term following they turn 9 months old. 

Birthdays between:                         Children become eligible for funding from:

1 December to 31 March                 January following their year of birth (with exception to those born December, where this will be the following year)

1 April to 30 June                              April following the year of birth
1 July to 30 November                    September following the year of birth

Both parents must have returned to work before the end of the month of the first month they can become eligible.

Ie A child born 2 December 2025, turns 9 months September 2026, becomes eligible the following January 2027, parents must both be back in work by 31 January 2027.  Where there is a single parent family, only 1 parent must be back in work.  

To see if you qualify, please check the link below this text box 'Is my child eligible for extended funding (30 hours) for working parents'. 

How many hours am I entitled to?

The government fund 38 weeks of the year, splitting the funding into three terms.   At BebeTots we are open for 50 weeks, therefore spreading your government entitlement from your start date through to the end of the academic year to include the non funded weeks.  The table below will give you an idea of 'roughly' how many hours per week you could be eligible for.

Some children are eligible for 'extended' (30 hours) funded hours where both parents work, or one parent works in a single parent household . Check online through the link below, to see if your child is eligible.

Term period                             No of hours avail to claim      No of weeks/term    Hrs avail starting Sept      Hrs avail starting Jan            Hrs avail starting Apr

September to December     210 / 420 hours                       16 weeks                      11.4 / 22.8 pw to Aug                    

January to March                     165  / 330 hours                       12 weeks                                                                    10.5 / 21 pw to Aug    

April to August                         195 / 390 hours                       22 weeks                                                                                                                     8.8 / 17.6 pw to Aug   

When can I use my funded hours?

All funded hours are accessed over 50 weeks of the year and are available in the following sessions 

• 08:30-16:30 - available for all age groups eligible for funded sessions
• 08:30-16:30- available the term following child's 3rd birthday
• 12:30-16:30 - available the term following child's 3rd birthday

Can my child come before or after the funded sessions?

Hours outside of the funded sessions are available, are payable in advance and include any meals provided, such as breakfast and tea.

The government also offer eligible 2-year-old children funding to attend nursery.  Check online, using the link below, to see if your child is eligible.

Your 2-year-old can get funded childcare if you live in England and get any of the following benefits:

• Income Support
• income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
• income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Universal Credit, and your household income is £15,400 a year or less after tax, not including benefit payments
• the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit (or both), and your household income is £16,190 a year or less before tax
• the Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)

2-year-olds may also get funded childcare if they:

• are looked after by a local authority
• have an education, health and care (EHC) plan
• get Disability Living Allowance
• have left care under an adoption order, special guardianship order or a child arrangements order.