Chestnuts Fee Schedule
Chestnuts is open all year round for 51 weeks of the year. It is closed on bank holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year.
Settling in Sessions:
You will be offered 3 1.5 hour settling in sessions before your child's official start date. The first session involves staying with your child and you will not be charged for this session. The further two sessions will be charged at £15.00 per session.
Please, note that fees remain payable during all holidays, periods of sickness and closure due to unforeseen circumstances.
Sessions | Daily fees |
|---|---|
7.30am – 8am (inclusive of
breakfast)
| £7.25
|
8am – 9am | £10.50 |
9am – 12pm (inclusive of lunch) | £36.10 |
12pm – 3pm | £31.50
|
9am – 3pm (Inclusive of lunch) | £67.60
|
3pm – 6pm (inclusive of tea) | £33.80
|
Additional costs:
- £10.50 per hour
- £2.00 for breakfast (between 7.30am and 8am)
- £4.90 for a catered lunch
- £2.30 for a catered tea
Please, see fees for children receiving the 15 / 30 hour of Early Education Entitlement. The 15 hours entitlement is for 38 weeks only. The fees below are based on stretching that entitlement to 51 weeks, which means you are paying the same weekly amount throughout the year.
Stretched Offer | 15 hours over 51 weeks | 30 hours over 51 weeks |
|---|---|---|
Weekly costs | £71.00 (inclusive of
lunch) | £141.50 (inclusive of
lunch)
|
Sessions | 2 days - 9am – 3pm
And
(1 x am - 9am – 12pm
Or
1 x pm - 12pm – 3pm) | 4 x days = 9am – 3pm |
Working Entitlements
The working entitlements allows a child of working parents to access 15 hours free childcare per week over 38 weeks (term time only) from the start of the term after their second birthday. Chestnuts offers the working entitlements stretched over 51 weeks. This means a child can access the entitlement hours across the 51 weeks that we are open and receive 11.17 entitlement hours a week across the 51 weeks. When taking up a stretched offer the number of hours per week must remain consistent across the stretch period and cannot be accumulated e.g. you cannot use less than 11.17 hours in term time and more hours over the holidays.
Universal Entitlements
The universal entitlements allow a child to access 15 hours free childcare per week over 38 weeks (term time only) from the start of the term after their third birthday. Chestnuts offers the universal hours stretched over 51 weeks. This means a child can access the universal entitlement hours across the 51 weeks that we are open and receive 11.17 entitlement hours a week across the 51 weeks. When taking up a stretched offer the number of hours per week must remain consistent across the stretch period and cannot be accumulated e.g. you cannot use less than 11.17 hours in term time and more hours over the holidays.
Extended Entitlements
The extended entitlement allows a child of working parents to access 15 hours free childcare per week over 38 weeks (term time only) in addition to the 15 hours universal entitlements, from the start of the term after a child turns three years of age, resulting in accessing 30 hours free childcare per week. Chestnuts offers the 30 hours extended entitlement on a stretched offer. This means a child can access the extended entitlement hours across the 51 weeks that we are open and receive 22.35 hours per week when using both the universal and the extended entitlement. When taking up a stretched offer the number of hours per week must remain consistent across the stretch period and cannot be accumulated e.g. you cannot use less than 22.35 hours in term time and more hours over the holidays.