Government Free Entitlement

Food

Danesmoor House Day Nursery provide healthy and nutritious food, for which we hold the Healthy Early Years award. Food is not covered by government funded hours and therefore we make an extra charge on funded sessions. We believe this is excellent value for money as we provide for all meals and snacks throughout the day, cooked by our chef. However, if you would prefer to provide a packed lunch, please speak to the management team, who will provide you with our Healthy packed lunch policy, which would need to be adhered to.  Food charges still apply in the event of absence unless it is pre-booked holiday.

Daily Food Charges

• Breakfast: £1.00
• Lunch (includes morning snack): £3.00
• Afternoon snack: £1.00

Entitlement Hours

• 15 or 30 hours per week (term time only – 38 weeks per year)
  Term-time-only places are subject to availability.

• Stretched funding:
  30 funded hours stretched over full academic year, 51 weeks = 35 funded hours per week

Stretched Spring and Summer terms = 20.6 funded hours per week

Stretched Summer term = 17 hrs funded hours per week

Please ensure session times are adhered to.
Early drop-off or late collection will be charged at the published hourly rate.

We do not charge for consumables. Parents must provide nappies, wipes, and similar items.

Worked Examples

Example 1: 0–2 Year Old, 4 Full Days per Week, Stretched Funding (22.35 hrs/week)

• Day 1: 10 hrs funded + £5.00 food = £5.00
• Day 2: 10 hrs funded + £5.00 food = £5.00
• Day 3: 2.35 hrs funded + £5.00 food + 7.65 hrs @ £6.50 = £49.72
• Day 4: No funding: £70.00 = £70.00

Total weekly cost: £134.72

Example 2: 2–5 Year Old, 4 Full Days with Early Starts, 30 hrs Term-Time Only

• Day 1: 10 hrs funded + £5.00 food + £4.50 early start = £9.50
• Day 2: Same as above = £9.50
• Day 3: Same as above = £9.50
• Day 4: £68.00 session + £4.50 early start = £72.50

Total weekly cost: £101.00

Danesmoor Schoolies – Wrap-Around Care

(For Mowden and Abbey Schools)

• Before School Club (includes breakfast, 7:30am to school drop-off): £7.15 per session
• After School Club (includes high tea, school pick-up until 6:00pm): £14.50 per session

Other Charges

• Early drop-off (7:30–8:00am): £4.50 per day
• Extra hour (ad-hoc, with management approval): £9.00 per hour
• Optional suncream: £3.00 per year (or provide your own bottle to be kept at nursery)
• Pre-school football with Coach Shane: £3.50 (paid directly)
• Deposit: £100.00
  Waived for children receiving funded places for economic reasons
• Late collection (before 6pm): £5.00
• Late collection after 6pm: £25 per 15 minutes
• Late payment (after the last day of the month): £25.00 per month

Additional ad-hoc consumable charges may apply; parents will be notified in advance.

Terms and Conditions

• Invoices are issued at the beginning of the month and payment is due by the 10th of each month.
• The fee applied on non-funding days includes food costs, regardless of whether you choose to provide your own meals.
• Fees may be increased with one calendar month’s notice.
• Monthly fees include sick days, holidays, and bank holidays, as fees are charged based on booked sessions, not attendance.
• Refunds or credits are not issued for absence due to sickness or holidays.
• Swapping sessions is not permitted, however in emergencies, we will accommodate where possible.
• Children attending full-time who are not receiving government funding are entitled to 50% discount for two weeks holiday per year, with one month’s notice.
• The nursery reserves the right to refuse admission to children whose fees have not been paid.