Fees and Funding

Fees and Funding (from 01/01/2025)

Funding

All 3-4 year olds are eligible to claim 15 hours per week of government Early Years Universal Funding from the term after their 3rd birthday. Some 3-4 year olds are eligible to claim an additional 15 hours per week of Extended Funding based on set criteria. Children of working parents may be eligible to claim 15 hours per week from the age of 9 months.

Funding can be used as Standard (38 weeks per year) or Stretched (47.5 weeks per year). Standard Funding is 15/30 hours per week and Stretched Funding is 12/24 hours per week.

Seedlings is registered to accept Me2 Funding for 2 year olds and childcare vouchers from Employer Schemes. To find out more about all of these funding schemes, please visit:
https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Funded children: If your child attends Seedlings for funded hours there will be an additional fee placed on your invoice for £2 per session for our voluntary enrichment fee. More details about what our enrichment fee covers will be updated on the website in due course. If you do not wish to pay for specific consumables, for example because you wish to provide your own, please make the office aware so next steps can be discussed. You can choose to book your child in advance for a hot lunch at £2.50 per meal, or they can bring a healthy packed lunch.

Private paying children: If you pay for all of your child’s hours at Seedlings (no funding) you will not be required to pay for hot lunches and the voluntary enrichment fee will not be added to your invoice.

Stretched Funding

Stretched funding covers 47.5 weeks per year. If your child is eligible for 15 hours per week of Universal funding, this can be stretched to 12 hours per week for 47.5 weeks. If your child is eligible for 30 hours funding per week of Extended funding, it can be stretched to 24 hours per week for 47.5 weeks. Parents/carers wishing to access the stretched funding offer must agree to continue the stretched offer for the year up to the end of the financial year (31st March).

Stretched Funding is available on the dates shown in the calendar.

Private fees will be charged for the dates we are open but not accepting Stretched Funding (shown in pink), if you would like your child to attend on those dates.

Invoices & Payments

Invoices are issued via the EyLog App at the start of each month and payment is due by the 15th of the month – you will be notified via email and via the App when your next invoice is ready.

Payment should be made by BACS or by card via the office.

Additional sessions booked during the month will be added to the following month’s invoice.

If you need to discuss your invoice at any time please ask to speak with our manager.  

Unfortunately missed sessions are non-transferable as our staff ratios are calculated on booked sessions.