FEES
Registration Fee - £5.00 per year, per family, is required and is non-refundable. This is first payable when the child first starts and thereafter every annually in September at the start of the autumn term. Booking Fee - Please enclose your £20-booking fee per child with the registration form. This will be deducted from your first bill when your child takes up their place but otherwise is non-refundable. Retainer Fee - Parents of children attending Reception class in the autumn term who wish to guarantee their child’s place at ASC in the following January will be required to pay a retainer fee. This is £50 per child and is to offset the cost of holding a place open for a complete term. Notice - 4 weeks notice or full payment in lieu of notice is required when the place is no longer required.
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Morning Pre-School |
Cost covered by Voucher for 3 ¼ yrs and over (value £8.42 in Autumn 07) Non voucher: £ value equivalent to the voucher value at the time of session |
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Early Birds Drop off |
50p |
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Lunch Club |
£2.50 |
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Caterpillars |
£6.00 |
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Breakfast Club - Monday to Friday
8.00am until 8.30am
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£1.50 per day. |
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After School Club (ASC) Monday to Friday 3.00pm until 6.00pm |
Pre-booked up to 5 hours £2.80 per hour |
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Ad hoc up to 5 hours £3.00 per hour | |
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Five to fifteen hours £2.50 per hour | |
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Over fifteen hours £2.35 per hour |
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Holiday Club Rates |
First Child in Family |
2nd / Subsequent children |
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Weekly |
£75 |
£60 |
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4 Day Week Rate |
£60 |
£48 |
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Daily (8am to 6pm) |
£17 |
£15 |
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Half Day (8am to 1pm or 1pm to 6pm) |
£9 |
£8 |
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Ad Hoc (per hour) |
£3 |
£2.50 |
Fees/ Assistance with Costs
As we operate on a non-profit basis it is important that bills are paid by the due date. Invoices are presented at the beginning of term with a `pay by’ date in the middle of that half term.
There are currently two schemes in place that assist parents with the cost of childcare.
Pre-School Vouchers
These are available in the term after a child’s third birthday and are valid for 38 weeks of the year for 5 sessions of 2.5 hours per week. The voucher covers the cost of the session completely and The Cottage Team Leader will provide you with the appropriate form when your child is eligible for the vouchers.
Child Care Vouchers
Where can you get them?
An increasing number of employers are offering these vouchers as part of their employee benefits package. A taxpayer can save about £1000 per year when the maximum value voucher is used. This is possible by the employer supplying vouchers to their employees and deducting the voucher amount from the employees gross pay before tax and NI are deducted.
In the first instance you will need to speak to your employer to see if they run a scheme that you can join. If not then don’t despair as often employers wait to be asked before offering to start a scheme. A third party company usually administers the vouchers. St. James Cottage doesn’t recommend any particular scheme but we have drawn this information from www.childcarevouchersdirect.co.uk and www.childcare-vouchers.net. These would be a good starting point for further information.
Where can you use the vouchers? Child care vouchers can be used to pay for any of the normal forms of child care such as Pre-school, After-School club or Holiday Club. The only stipulation is that the child must be between 0 and 15 years and that the provision must be OFSTED registered.