Fees & Funding
View our fee structures and find out more about the Free Early Years Entitlement.
Nursery Sessions
We offer 5 session types, available on both a full year (46 weeks) or term time only (38 weeks) contract. :
Full Day: 7am - 5pm (This session includes breakfast, lunch, tea and snacks.)
Short Day: 8:30am - 3:30pm (This session includes lunch and snacks.)
Half Day: 7:30am - 12:30pm (This session includes breakfast, morning snack and lunch.)
Funded Only Half Day Session: 9am-12pm (This session includes lunch and morning snack)
Funded Only Full Day Session: 9am-3pm (This session includes lunch and snacks)
We do not offer an afternoon session.
We do not offer care on an hourly basis at this time, please contact admin@brooklandscove.co.uk if you would like to discuss session times. Children must attend a minimum of 2 sessions per week.
Deposits
All non-funded contracts are subject to a deposit equal to 50% of their monthly fees. For example, a full 4 day per week contract will require a deposit of £679.65. Deposits are credited to your final invoice. For contracts that include a mix of funded and private hours, your deposit will equate to 50% of the private fees.
Non-funded fees include our full package of meals, snacks, drinks, nappies, bedding, wipes and milk (including formula up to 1 year).
Please note: fees are reviewed annually. Parents will be given a minimum of one month’s notice for any fee increases.
We do not charge a deposit for fully funded spaces.
As per our funding agreement with Hertfordshire Early Years team, all children accessing funding must have a signed parent declaration in place.
All private fees are charged monthly, annualised into equal monthly payments. This applies for full year and term time only contracts.
Childcare Fee Support
Fee Support Options
Tax Free Childcare Scheme
Universal Credit - Childcare Element
Funded Early Education Entitlement (15 or 30 hours)
For more information, visit the childcare choices website.
The Funded Early Education Entitlement provides subsidised education for young children. It does not cover the costs of additional services such as meals or extra curricular activities. We offer parents of children in receipt of funding access to our all inclusive package with a voluntary contribution of £1.25 per funded hour. For all additional sessions outside of the funding entitlement, the full package is included. If parents do not wish to pay the voluntary contribution, this must be discussed with us prior to entering into a contract. If parents/carers opt out of the voluntary contribution, all food, drinks, wipes, nappies and milk must be provided along with any costs of outings or extra curricular activities.
All children aged 3 or older are eligible for 15 hours funded childcare, families that meet certain criteria will also qualify for 30 hours funded childcare.
From April 2024, 2 year olds that meet certain criteria will be eligible for 15 hours funded childcare.
From September 2024, children aged 9 months that meet certain criteria will be eligible for 15 hours funded childcare.
Our Fee Structure
Private fees apply to children under 2 years or children older than 2 years who are not entitled to funded childcare. Full year contracts are for 46 weeks of the year, fees do not apply to our 6 closed weeks.
All our private fees include our all inclusive service. Term time only contracts are for 38 weeks of the year, in line with Hertfordshire term dates. We do not charge a retainer or higher rate to term time families.
Government funding covers the statutory basics in a nursery, such as staffing. In order to offer our inclusive service to all children, we charge a voluntary consumables fee.
All our fees are charged by the session. Session hours are set in line with our daily routine and are not flexible. Parents are welcome to drop off later or pick up earlier than their session time if required.
