Current charges

The 15 - 30 hours funding is for children from two years until the the term a child turns five years old. The invoices raised for these children are for additional services, this includes meals, snacks and consumables, suncream, tissues, toilet paper, nappies, the washing of clothes and linen changed daily, trips and any extra hours, whether mentoring or late pick up. Educational resources are provided by the kindergarten; books, art supplies, games, blocks, garden equipment, craft materials, crucial for creating rich education.

Parents have an option to pay otherwise arrangements can be made to supply the additional needs including lunches and snacks. During the autumn term I will audit all the above and finalise the charges raised in January 2026 for the funded entitlement hours. The items on invoices will also be shown on the website for reference. The funded hours are to be inclusive for all children and any financial concerns of parents should be raised and any necessary arrangements made.

We will also regularly review the charges policy making sure all children have access to quality early years education. Families must have flexibility. Fee and payment policies must be flexible if a family is unable to pay. Also there has to be a preparation for dispute resolution, which will outline the steps if a dispute arises over fees and where possible I would always aim to provide managable payment plans.

As part of our autumnal audit I will share why we supply the seasonal food and how the children are involved in the preparation of their own food, accommodating the different dietary needs of the children, within this will be our revised healthy eating policy and allergy protocols. We will begin the autumn with grinding an ancient grain for making of our morning buns.

Milling in the first week of kindergarten