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Barnies Day Nurseries and Preschools Fee Structure

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NURSERY CHARGES AND INFORMATION - with effect from September 2025

OPENING HOURS: 8 am  -  6pm   (7.30 am available on request at an additional charge)
Open 52 weeks per year Monday to Friday inclusive. Closed on all public/bank holidays
   
NURSERY FEES:  £100.00 PER DAY
£50.00 PER ½ DAY (5 hours)
   
CRECHE HOURS or
LATE COLLECTION 		 £10.00 PER HOUR or part thereof
   
7.30 start £5.00 per day
   
All fees are payable one month in advance on or before the 1st of the month. Full fees are payable in the event of illness or holidays excluding all public and bank holidays and are subject to review. Fees include all meals and consumables but do not include nappies or formula milk. Fees are not transferable or refundable in the event of illness or non-attendance. 
   
LATE PAYMENT:  £10 PER DAY
(including Saturdays, Sundays, and any Public or Bank Holiday applicable after 12.00 midday on 1st of the month)

Ordinarily additional/other charges require immediate payment either before attendance or at time of collection.

 

STRETCHED FUNDING:
Funding is stretched over 48 weeks of the year exact dates are to be confirmed on an annual basis. 

10 Hours Funding – stretched to 7.92 funded hours per day which can be taken from 10.05am-6.00pm.

5 Hours Funding  - stretched to 3.96 funded hours per day which can be taken from 8am to 11.58am or 2.02pm to 6.00pm

Additional hours for a full day 8am-6pm or half day 8am-1.pm or 1.pm to 6.00pm will be charged at £10 per hour.

Attendance during the 2 weeks around Easter and Christmas full fees will be payable.

TERM TIME ONLY 
15-hour place is available attending daily from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm for 5 days over 38 weeks when applicable.   

30-hour place is available attending daily from 12.00 pm to 6.00 pm for 5 days over 38 weeks when applicable. 

MEALS are optional, can be provided at £5.00 per half day. 

Dependant on attendance hours, this includes Four healthy snacks per day plus the Daily tasting plate, Two-course cooked lunches and/or teas, Breakfast, and/or light supper. Some special dietary catering and allergy requirements as agreed.

Parents opting not to purchase the meal package will need to give at least one calendar months’ notice and agree to the Food Policy. If you choose to provide your own items before the notice period expires, the relevant charges will still apply. 

HOLIDAY BONUS – Parents can nominate 2 weeks during the 48 week calendar as a holiday, children will not attend, and additional charges will not be applied. On all other days, as per the contractual terms, full fees are payable in the event of illness or holidays excluding all public and bank holidays. 

DISCOUNTED PLACES - Parents requiring additional or other days of attendance which are not applicable for funding may be offered a discounted rate dependent on all year or term time only contractual arrangements.

NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT
A non-refundable deposit is required at the time of reserving a place. This will be flexible up to 1 month from the original agreed start date. Delays to the start date beyond one month will require a further deposit payment on the same terms. The deposit will be deducted from the first and future, if applicable, invoice(s) until cleared.

There is no deposit required for accessing FEE hours only.

DEPOSIT: £50.00 per day or half day reserved


Invoices are issued via email to the email address parents provide usually sent out around the 20th of the month in advance for payment by the first of the month applicable. Funds must be cleared into our account by the 1st of the month to avoid any late charges. Parents using the HMRC or voucher systems to pay for fees these must be activated by the 25th of the month to ensure funds clear in time. Both these methods of payment can take up to 4 or 5 days from activation before funds are received into Barnies account if the BACS option for payment isn’t used. Late receipt of these fees will occur charges in the same way as payments made by any other method.