Chestnuts Fee Schedule
Settling in Sessions
Three 1.5 hour settling in sessions will be arranged with you before your child’s
official start date. The first session involves you 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.
Administration Fee
A £125 non-refundable admin fee is payable upon registration to secure your
child’s place.
Fees for non-funded places
Sessions | Daily fees |
|---|---|
7.30am – 8am (inclusive of
breakfast) | £7.25 |
8am – 9am | £10.50 |
9am – 12pm (inclusive of lunch) | £36.24 |
12pm – 3pm | £31.50
|
9am – 3pm (Inclusive of lunch) | £67.74 |
3pm – 6pm (inclusive of tea) | £33.80
|
Additional costs:
- £10.50 per hour
- £2.00 for breakfast (between 7.30am and 8am)
- £5.04 for a catered lunch
- £2.30 for a catered tea
Discounts:
- 7.5% for full 5 days (7.30am – 6pm)
- 7.5% sibling discount, applied to second child
- 20% twin discount, applied to both children
Early Education Entitlement
Chestnuts is registered with the Local Authority, Achieving for Children, to offer the early education entitlement to eligible families. Chestnuts offer the following four entitlement streams.
Entitlement Stream 1 - Families Receiving Additional Forms of Government
Support (FRAS) this funding stream applies to:
1. parents/carers in receipt of certain benefits
2. a child in receipt of Disability Allowance
3. a child who is a ‘Looked After’ child.
Families that meet at least one of the above may be eligible to access 15 hours of free childcare per week for 38 weeks (term time only) from the start of the term after the child turns 2 until the end of the term in which the child turns 3.
To find out if you are eligible and to apply for your eligibility reference code, visit:
2 Year Olds Applying for Childcare Support
Entitlement Stream 2 - Working Parents Entitlement
The working entitlement stream is for working parents to access 570 hours of childcare over 38 weeks (term time only) from the start of the term after their child’s second birthday. From September 2024, this also applies to children from 9 months and over. Chestnuts stretches this entitlement over 51 weeks.
Entitlement Stream 3 - Universal Entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds
The universal entitlement is for 570 hours over 38 weeks (term time only) from the start of the term after their third birthday. Chestnuts offers this stretched over 51 weeks.
Entitlement Stream 4 - Extended hours for Working Parents
The extended entitlement is for working parents of 3 and 4 year olds who qualify for an additional 570 over 38 weeks (term time only) making a total of 1140 hours. Chestnuts offers the 1140 hours stretched over 51 weeks. Flexible sessions may be available to meet individual family needs, please enquire.
To find out if you are eligible and to apply for the eligibility code visit
https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
Stretched Entitlement
All early years entitlement streams start from the period after a child is 9 months or from the period after the third or fourth birthday All streams cover three periods. The total number of hours in one year is 570 (15 hours) or 1140 (30 hours), depending on the stream.
Stretched entitlement is where these hours are divided over more than 38 weeks. At Chestnuts we divide the hours over 51 weeks. This means that you pay the same amount each week of a funded period and do not have to pay full fees during school holidays.
For example, the 15 hours per week funding stretched over the 16 weeks in the Autumn Term works out as 13.13 hours per week funded entitlement. The remaining 1.87 hours are charged at the hourly rate of £9.00 giving a total of £16.83 to pay.
The 30 hours per week funding stretched over the 16 weeks in the Autumn Term works out as 26.25 hours per week funded entitlement. The remaining 3.75 hours are charged at the hourly rate of £9.00 giving a total of £33.75 to pay.
15 Hours Early Education Entitlement
The entitlement hours can only be applied as follows:
2 x days = 9am – 3pm
1 x am = 9am – 12pm
OR
1 x pm = 12pm – 3pm
In addition to the charge of £16.83 for the stretched offer, we charge a
sustainability charge of £72.00 per week. This sustainability charge covers the cost of daily items like milk, snacks, lunch and resources and contributes to essentials such as Business Rates, Utilities, Insurance, Corporation Tax and Higher Staff to Child Ratios.
It also allows us to provide a number of entirely free places for families on low income, in receipt of Disability Living Allowance and children in care. This table sets out the funded periods for London Borough of Richmond and details our fees for everything not covered by the early entitlement.
Number of weeks in the term | Number of funded hours per week | Cost per week | |
|---|---|---|---|
Autumn Term | 16 | 26.25 Hours | 30 hours minus 26.25 hours = 3.75 hours
3.75 hours x £9.00 = £33.75
Plus
Weekly cost = £143.00
Total cost per week = £176.75 |
Spring Term | 13 | 25.39 Hours | 30 hours minus 25.39 hours = 4.6 hours
4.6 hours x £9.00 = £41.40
Plus
Weekly cost = £143.00
Total cost per week = £184.40 |
Summer Term | 22 | 17.73 Hours | 30 hours – 17.73 hours = 12.27 hours
12.27 hours x £9.00 = £110.43
Plus
Weekly cost = £143.00
Total cost per week = £253.43 |
30 Hours Early Education Entitlement
The entitlement hours can only be applied as follows:
5 x days = 9am - 3pm
In addition to the charge of £33.75 for the stretched offer, we charge a sustainability charge of £143.00 per week. This sustainability charge covers the cost of daily items like milk, snacks, lunch and resources and contributes to essentials such as Business Rates, Utilities, Insurance, Corporation Tax and Higher Staff to Child Ratios.
It also allows us to provide a number of entirely free places for families on low income, in receipt of Disability Living Allowance and children in care.
This table sets out the funded periods for London Borough of Richmond and details our fees for everything not covered by the early entitlement.
Number of weeks in the term | Number of funded hours per week | Cost per week | |
|---|---|---|---|
Autumn Term | 16 | 26.25 Hours | 30 hours minus 26.25 hours = 3.75 hours
3.75 hours x £9.00 = £33.75
Plus
Weekly cost = £143.00
Total cost per week = £176.75 |
Spring Term | 13 | 25.39 Hours | 30 hours minus 25.39 hours = 4.6 hours
4.6 hours x £9.00 = £41.40
Plus
Weekly cost = £143.00
Total cost per week = £184.40 |
Summer Term | 22 | 17.73 Hours | 30 hours – 17.73 hours = 12.27 hours
12.27 hours x £9.00 = £110.43
Plus
Weekly cost = £143.00
Total cost per week = £253.43 |
Optional Additional costs:
- £9.00 an hour for ad-hoc sessions
- £2.00 for breakfast (between 7.30am and 8am)
- £5.04 for a catered lunch
- £2.30 for a catered tea
Term Time Only Childcare
The option of term time is offered to parents who work term time only. At the time of registration, we can agree to term time only contracts for those parents.
2 Day Option A 2 day option (9am – 4.30pm) of taking the 15 hours is not recommended but can be agreed by the Manager at our discretion in certain circumstances.
Holiday Discount
We offer a 10% holiday discount provided we are given notice of a holiday one term in advance. This only applies to families who are all-year-round.