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(Fees under review in April and September in accordance with changes to the department of education).​​​​

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Sessions and Top-Up Hours

To best help your children settle when they start with us and get the most from their sessions we advise families to book in for a minimum of 2 session per week. The sessions listed are currently the only sessions we offer. We do not operate on a term
time only basis anymore.

Early Years Entitlement

From the term after your child turns 2 or 3, they may be able to receive 15 hours of funded childcare each week through Early Years Entitlement. Please make sure you read the section below to know how we apply your hours at our setting.

Little Learners Pre-school will claim the universal 15 funded hours on your behalf from West Sussex County Council. Entitlement hours are paid for on a school termly basis so over 38 weeks per year. However as we open for 50 weeks of the year we stretch your entitlement allocation over 50 weeks of the year. This gives you 11 hours of entitlement hours to use per week. Before we can do this, we will ask you to complete a West Sussex County Council claim form and bring in your child’s birth certificate so that we can check their eligibility.

For further information, please visit www.westsussex.gov.uk. And look at your funding/childcare choices to find out what you may be eligible for.

30-Hour Funding

We are also happy to accept 30-hour funding where families are eligible. Unlike the universal 15 hours, parents need to apply for this funding directly. To check whether you qualify, please visit the HMRC website and follow the application steps.

Once you have your unique 30-hour code, please share it with us. We will also ask for your permission to complete our own eligibility check with West Sussex County Council when we submit your child’s funding details. It remains parental
responsibility to renew your code every term. Funding has been known to be removed by HMRC if you do not requalify. Private fees are then due for the term until your code is requalified. For 30 hours of entitlement like the 15 hours above we
stretch your entitlement over 22 hours per week.

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Early Years Entitlement Sessions
 Sessions are offered in line with our operating structure and subject to availability.
 We will do our best to accommodate your requirements.
 We do not charge a “top up fee” on top of your entitlement hours.
 There is no expectation to access additional hours above your entitlement hours.
 Additional charges are voluntary, parents can access their entitlement hours completely free of additional cost. FE families can ‘opt in’ if they require
 We provide an itemised invoice so you can clearly see the breakdown of your funded and private hours should you choose to access any.

Childcare Vouchers
We are registered with many childcare voucher providers and are happy to accept childcare vouchers as payment towards your fees.
 

Payment of Fees
Invoices are sent on the 1st of each month for the month ahead. We kindly ask that invoices are paid within seven days of receipt.
Our preferred payment method is BACS directly into the Little Learners bank account. We can also accept cash payments, but we no longer accept cheques. If you are ever worried about paying your invoice, please speak to us as soon as
possible so we can talk things through with you.

Please be aware that fees still need to be paid, as unpaid fees may affect your child’s place at Little Learners.

Additional Hours and Charges
If your child attends any extra privately paid hours or sessions beyond their funded entitlement, these will be added to your invoice at the applicable rate shown above. Because Little Learners is open for 50 weeks of the year, we stretch funded hours across the year so children can attend all year round.
 15 funded hours are stretched to 11 hours per week.
 30 funded hours are stretched to 22 hours per week.
 Top-up hours are charged at £8.50 per hour for all ages.

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Monthly Billing
Fees are worked out on a month by month basis, based on the sessions your child attends. Your invoice may be slightly different each month due to sessions your child has attended. Invoices are itemised so you can clearly see the costs that have been
applied. Consumable rates for all food, and additional classes will only be applied once we have discussed this with you and parental permission has been granted.

Consumables Fees
 £8.00 for full-day or school-day sessions.
 £5.50 for morning or afternoon sessions.
This helps us provide nutritionally balanced meals and snacks, along with additional classes delivered by visiting teachers. These are applied at parental consent.

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