We know that different families need different types of childcare and we offer a range of different sessions and contract to help you find the best package for you. The standard full day for both full time and term time only is 9am – 4.20pm. There are additional add-ons for the beginning/end of the day i.e 7:30-8am/8-9am/4.20-5pm/5-5.30pm and 5.30-6pm.
Leweston Nursery offers 30 hours of government funding to eligible families and accepts a number of different childcare vouchers providers.
BREAKFAST CLUB
Toast, cereal and fruit are served in the Nursery from 07.30-08.00. The breakfast club is available to children from 0-8 years old.
FULL-TIME CONTRACT
Full-time contracts are based on 49 weeks a year and offer a choice of sessions: 8am to 1pm, 1pm to 6pm or 8am to 6pm. Parents of children aged 3 and 4 who are eligible for Government funding may use the allocated 38 weeks per year of funding over the 49 weeks to facilitate invoicing. The government funded sessions are between 8am to 12 noon within the morning session and from 1pm to 5pm with the afternoon session. A charge of 95p per funded hour is made to cover food and other consumables.
ALL YEAR-ROUND CONTRACT FEES
| Times | Session Name | Session Fee | Ad-hoc session fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07.30 – 08.00 | Breakfast club (Breakfast included) | £5.70 | N/A |
| 08.00 – 09.00 | Early morning | £7.00 | £8.00 |
| 09.00 – 16.20 | Full day | £45.00 | £50.00 |
| 09.00 – 13.00 | Morning session (Lunch included) | £28.00 | £32.00 |
| 13.00 – 16.20 | Afternoon session (Snack included) | £22.00 | £26.50 |
| 16.20 – 17.00 | Short Tea Time (Tea included) | £6.50 | £7.50 |
| 16.20 – 17.30 | Long Tea Time (Tea included) | £9.50 | £10.50 |
| 17.30 – 18.00 | Late collection | £7.00 | £8.00 |
TERM-TIME CONTRACT
Term-time contracts are based on 39 weeks a year and offer a choice of sessions: 8.15am to 1pm, 1pm to 4.20pm or 8am to 6pm. Once again, parents of children aged 3 and 4 who are eligible for Government funding may use the allocated 38 weeks per year of funding over the 39 weeks. The government funded sessions are between 8am to 12 noon within the morning session and from 1pm to 5pm with the afternoon session. A charge of 95p per funded hour is made to cover food and other consumables.
TERM-TIME CONTRACT SESSION FEES
| Times | Session Name | Session Fee | Ad-hoc session fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07.30 – 08.00 | Breakfast club (Breakfast included) | £7.70 | As above |
| 08.00 – 09.00 | Early morning | £7.00 | |
| 09.00 – 16.20 | Full day | £48.00 | |
| 09.00 – 13.00 | Morning session (Lunch included) | £30.00 | |
| 13.00 – 16.20 | Afternoon session (Snack included) | £26.50 | |
| 16.20 – 17.00 | Short Tea Time (Tea included) | £7.50 | |
| 16.20 – 17.30 | Long Tea Time (Tea included) | £10.50 | |
| 17.30 – 18.00 | Late collection | £7.00 |
In all cases Leweston Nursery requires a child to attend a minimum of two sessions per week to support their familiarisation with their surroundings. This can be either one whole, or two half days.
A late collection fee of £10 will be charged for every 15 minutes beyond the end of the booked session that a child remains uncollected in Nursery. This is to support the costs of maintaining the correct staff ratios.
SHUTDOWN WEEKS AND CLOSED PERIODS:
The Nursery typically closes from the last working day before Christmas until 2 January. There is also a closure week over Easter and the last week of August to support staff training. In addition, the Nursery will close for all Bank Holidays that fall outside of school term time.
Nursery Closures 2023:
Easter – Week commencing 3 April 2023
Summer – Week commencing 28 August 2023
