Cheylesmore
Pre-School
Session Fees and Funding
Paid Sessions
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Cheylesmore Pre-School offers competitive fees to ensure a sustainable and well-equipped learning environment for your child. We provide flexible attendance options tailored your needs, allowing you to choose the combination that works best for your family. For more details on our structure and attendance options, please feel free to reach out
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September 2025/26 Fees
Full Day (8:00–5:00): £70
Morning Session (8:00–12:30): £40
Afternoon Session (12:30–5:00): £40
Deposit
To secure your child’s place, a £100 deposit is required.
This will be deducted from your final invoice once you give 4 weeks’ notice.
For funded-only places, the deposit is deducted at the end of the child’s first full term.
No deposit is required for Targeted 2-year-old funded-only sessions.
These places are offered one month before the term starts, on a first-come, first-served basis, and preferred sessions cannot be guaranteed.
Funded-Only Sessions
We offer funded-only places for children 18 months and over, depending on eligibility, equivalent to 15 or 30 hours per week. Options include:
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5 Full Days (9:00–3:00) – 30 hours
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5 Mornings (9:00–12:00) – 15 hours
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5 Afternoons (12:30–3:30) – 15 hours
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2 or 4 Full Days (8:30–4:00 or 9:00–4:30) – 15 or 30 hours
Additional Hours
Extra sessions can be booked at the standard session prices above.
If you require additional hours beyond these sessions:
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£5 per half hour
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£10 per hour
All additional hours must be pre-booked with a minimum of 24 hours’ notice.
Snacks & Consumables Charge
All children accessing a place are subject to a weekly consumables charge:
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£5 per week for full-time children
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£3 per week for part-time children (2 days or fewer)
This contribution covers:
snacks, wipes, sun cream, additional activities (e.g., Drama Tots), trips, special events, and parties.
You may opt out of this charge.
If you do, you must provide your child’s snacks (in line with our healthy eating policy), wipes, sun cream, and make additional contributions to events and parties as required.
Payments
We accept Tax-Free Childcare payments.
For more information, please visit: Best Start in Life
Government Funding
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We accept all forms of Government funding (15 hrs and 30 hrs) for eligible families for children 18 months until they reach school age. The use of funding can be used in any combination. This means that unlike many other nurseries and pre-schools, there are no hidden extras with us and we do not charge any top-up fees. We also work with all Voucher Scheme providers. Please explore the options below to learn more.
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2 year old Funding Entitlement
This offers eligible families up to 15 hours of funded early education and childcare per week, for 38 weeks each year.
For more information or to apply for your code visit:
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Universal Funding (up to 15 hrs)
In England all three and four year olds are entitled to up to 15 hours of funded early education and childcare a week for up to 38 weeks a year. This is to give children the opportunity to take part in planned learning activities, and help prepare them for school through the early learning goals set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage. This is a universal offer and is available to all children regardless of their family circumstances.
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Extended Funding (up to 30 hrs)
Eligible working families can apply for 30 hours of childcare to use from the term after their child turns 9 months until they reach school age.
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How can I check if I am eligible?
You can check your eligibility for funding through the Best Start in Life . These will also show if you can get any additional government help with childcare costs. If you meet the eligibility criteria for the additional hours you could also qualify for Tax-Free Childcare, which can be used to help pay for any additional childcare costs. You can apply for this and the 30 hours at the same time through the Best Start in Life.
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The government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme enables eligible working families to save 20% of their childcare costs. It is available for working parents with children under 12 (or under 17 for children with a disability). For every £8 you or someone else pays in to the account the government will add another £2 up to a maximum of £2,000 per child per year (or £4,000 for children with a disability). This means that families will receive an extra £20 for every £80 they save towards childcare costs, totalling £100.
The scheme is available for working families where:
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both parents are in work or it is a single parent household
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each parent earns at least the National Minimum Wage or Living Wage for 16 hours a week and no more than £100,000 a year
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parents aren’t already receiving support through Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Universal Credit or childcare vouchers.
It can also be used by parents who are:
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self-employed (newly self-employed parents will not have to earn the minimum income levels during their ‘start-up’ period)
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on paid sick leave
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on paid or unpaid statutory maternity, paternity or adoption leave
If you’re not working, you may still be eligible if your partner is working, and you get Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance, Carer’s Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance.
How can I register for the scheme?
You can apply for the scheme through the government’s Childcare Choices website. You, and your partner, if you have one, will need your:
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National insurance number (s).
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Details of one or more of the following – your UK Passport, tax credits, P60 or a recent payslip.
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In some cases, additional checks may be needed to confirm whether you’re eligible. If you are found ineligible you will be told why.
Once you have opened your account it can be used to pay in money to use towards your childcare costs with a childcare provider who has also registered for the scheme. Grandparents, other family members and employers will also be able to pay into the account if they choose. You can find additional information about Tax-Free Childcare on the gov.uk website.