We offer flexible sessions Monday to Friday in term time only (38 weeks a year).
We are open for 33.75 hours a week between the hours of 8.00am and 2.45pm each day.

Charges will apply for hours over and above your child's Free Funded Entitlement.

Fees from September 2025 onwards will be £7.00 per hour (£21.00 for a single 3 hour session).

Universal 15 hour funding for 3 and 4 year olds
Every child age 3 and 4 years old is eligible for Free government early education funding from the term following his or her third birthday. This universal free entitlement provides a maximum of 15 hours per week over 38 weeks of the year (term time). Funding for 3 and 4 year olds may be split between two different early years settings, to a maximum of 15 hours per week.


Working Family Funding
Any Working family with a child over the age of 9 months (subject to certain Government legislated criteria) can access 15 hours a week, term time only, Working Family Funding. From September 2025 this offer will increase to 30 hours per week, term time only.

Working families with children aged 3 and 4 years old can access an extended 15 hours a week, term time only (subject to cretain Government legislated criteria).

15 hour funding for 2 year olds:
In addition, we are registered with Essex Early Years and Childcare to receive funding for 2 year old children whose families meet the criteria for this entitlement. Funding for 2 year olds can only be claimed at one setting – unlike the funding for 3 and 4 year olds, it cannot be split between 2 settings.

For all children, any hours over and above the Free funded hours will be charged at the usual hourly rate of £6.75 increasing to £7.00 from September 2025.

Voluntary Donations and Payments
Extra optional activities such as events, celebrations and specialist tuition are voluntary payments/donations from families.