EY Funding

In the 2023 Spring Budget, the former Government announced universal free childcare for 30 hours per week in term-time for 3-4 year-olds from 2025. This announcement prompted us to consider a way in which we can offer meaningful support to parents considering our nursery, Little Knellies.

The cost of living crisis continues to affect us all and has led to rises in our costs and fees as an independent school. Nursery is the only area of our provision that receives government funding. Aligning our fees with the funding available is one way we can help during this shared time of difficulty.

This means free nursery places for eligible families and low fees for all here at Little Knellies.

A strong curriculum focus wrapped around happiness and play

Fees

Little Knellies all-year round price guide

The price for each family will depend on your eligibility for childcare funding, which you can check here (30 hours funding) and here (tax-free childcare). The criteria are broadly the same for both forms of support.

Families eligible for 30 hours funding and tax-free childcare
Cost for 35 weeks during school terms: zero
Cost for 12 weeks holiday provision: £2,195

Total annual cost for all-year round provision at Little Knellies: £2,195
Any additional weeks during the holiday (a maximum of 4) will be charged at £175 per week

To help you even more with the fees, you can also benefit from the tax-free childcare scheme.

All other families
All families are eligible for 15 hours funding of childcare. The additional costs are:

Cost for 35 weeks during school terms: £3,348
Cost for 12 weeks holiday provision: £2,195

Total cost for all-year round provision at Little Knellies: £5,543
Any additional weeks during the holiday (a maximum of 4) will be charged at £175 per week

Little Knellies term-time only price guide
You may, if you wish, send your child to Little Knellies only during school term-time. Again the price will depend on your eligibility for funding.

Families eligible for 30 hours funding and tax-free childcare
Cost for 35 weeks during school terms: zero

Total annual cost for term-time provision at Little Knellies: zero

All other families – 15 hours funding
Cost for 35 weeks during school terms: £3,348

All other families – zero hours funding
Cost for 35 weeks during school terms: £6,696

Criteria:
Your daughter can join Little Knellies after turning three years old

You must commit to 30 hours a week during term time, four days a week between 08.30 – 15.30. (Term 1: September – December; Term 2: January to March, Term 3: April to July)

Your daughter must be out of nappies before she starts at the nursery.

Fees

Little Knellies all-year round price guide

Families eligible for 30 hours funding and tax-free childcare
Cost for 35 weeks during school terms: zero
Cost for 12 weeks holiday provision: £2,195

Total annual cost for all-year round provision at Little Knellies: £2,195
Any additional weeks during the holiday (a maximum of 4) will be charged at £175 per week

To help you even more with fees, you can also benefit from the tax-free childcare scheme.