Fees

The Early Years Education Scheme is the new name for the government scheme that provides funding for pre-school school children. In Cambridgeshire, children are entitled to funding for up to a total of five sessions from the term after their third birthday. You can split your entitlement between different childcare providers (e.g. pre-school and nursery) but you cannot claim for more than five sessions in total. Once your child is eligible for funding, you will be asked before the beginning of each term how many sessions per week you would like to claim for your child. Please note that the Government and Local Authority are constantly reviewing the scheme and that changes may occur at any time.

Eligibility for funding is based on date of birth and children become eligible in the school term following their third birthday.  The dates during which the child must turn three are currently:

• 1st January - 31st March for eligibility form the Summer Term
• 1st April - 31st August for eligibility from the Autumn Term
• 1st September - 31st December for eligibility from the Spring Term

Before grant funding applies, fees are paid half-termly in advance (£6.20 per session (from Sept 2009)). Lunch club is not grant funded and is available @ £3.00 per session for 3 years+. Fees continue to be payable if a child is absent without notice or for a short time. If absences of a week or two (for holidays, hospital visits etc.) are notified beforehand then a 50% reduction will be given for those sessions. In cases of prolonged absence, parents/carers should consult the committee about fee payment. Each child's attendance at the group is conditional upon continued payment of any necessary fees and/or qualification for funding through the government Early Years Education Funding Scheme.

If at any time you experience difficulties in paying a bill, please talk either to the Chair person or the Registrar. In certain situations we are happy to receive weekly instalments, and in some cases the Social Services may be able to help. Of course, such matters will be dealt with in confidence.

Pre-school request 4 weeks notice if your child is leaving pre-school for any reason (except when leaving at the end of the Summer term to attend school).

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