Session / Fees

Brereton Pre-School & Playgroup

We Care – We Share Registered Charity number: 1079328 | Ofsted URN: 304989

Session times and fees – effective from September 2025:
Breakfast club 07:45 – 08:45	£5.72*
Morning session 08:45 – 11:45	£17.16
Lunch club 11:45 – 12:15 (children provide a packed lunch or can purchase a hot dinner from school)	£2.86
Afternoon session 12:15 – 15:15	£17.16
After-school club 15:15 – 17:45	£14.30*
Voluntary contributions per child per day This contribution goes towards snacks, stay & play sessions, and other consumables (If you can't afford this amount, please don't pay it; If you can contribute a smaller amount, that is great.)	£2.00
Late collection charge (per 15 minutes)	£5.00

* If your child is in Reception at Brereton Primary School, they will come to Bear Cubs (Preschool) for wraparound care.

Ad hoc sessions:

Subject to capacity, we are happy to accommodate ad hoc sessions at Pre-school for your child. Such sessions must be agreed with a member of Pre-school staff and will be invoiced at the end of the month.

Payment / invoicing details:

Invoices will be issued each term (Autumn, Spring and Summer) through our Tapestry system. You can pay by BACS (Sort Code 09-01-53 Account Number 50433283), Childcare Vouchers (always include your child’s name as the reference) or through a childfree tax account. Fees for each term can be paid in full or in two/three instalments

Childcare funding is changing and more families than ever before will be eligible for working family funded childcare

30 Hours Working Family Funded Childcare for Children aged 9 months – 4 years

As of 1st September 2025, working families may be eligible for 30 hours funded childcare for children aged 9 months to 4 years until they go to school. This is as part of a Government commitment to help make childcare more affordable. The funding is applied as 30 hours for the 38 term weeks of the academic year at a maximum of 10 hours per day as per Local Authority guidelines which is a total of 1,140 hours a year.

Working family funded childcare eligibility criteria

To be eligible for funding, you will need to meet the following criteria:

You must live in England
You and your partner earn at least £195 per week if over the age of 21 (equivalent to 16 hours on National Minimum Wage)
You or your partner must not earn over £100,000 per annum adjusted net income (after tax)

You may still be eligible if you are on sick or parental leave and if you are claiming benefits. It’s best to check your working family funded childcare eligibility against the full criteria so you know what funding you are entitled to.

To access this funding you will need an Eligibility Code and to follow the working family funding access guide provided at the bottom of this blog.

The deadline for applications is the day before the term begins however we encourage families to apply at least 6 weeks earlier to ensure all parties have enough time to complete their tasks.

Period your child turns 9 months	Term you can access 30 funded hours childcare from	Recommended Application Period
1st January to 31st March	Term starting on or after 1st April	15th January – 28th February
1st April – 31st August	Term starting on or after 1st September	15th June – 31st July
1st September to 31st December	Term starting on or after 1st January	15th October -30th November

Working Family Funded Childcare Checklist:

Here is your checklist to make sure you have done everything you need to access the funding:

Check your Working Family Childcare eligibility
Access your Online Childcare Account:
- Create your Online Childcare Account for the first time if this is a new eligibility code application and apply for your first Working Family Funded Childcare Eligibility Code
- Sign into your Online Childcare Account to manage an existing code/reconfirmation
Provide your funding code to Brereton Preschool by filling in a parental declaration form.

Universal 15 Hours Funded Childcare for 3-4 Year Olds

In line with current funding, all 3-4 year olds continue to be eligible for 15 hours childcare for the 38 weeks of the school year at a maximum of 10 hours per day as determined by the Local Authority. This is equal to 570 funded weeks per year which can be applied as either term time only.

Universal 15 hours funded childcare access dates

Period your child turns 3 in:	Term you can access the universal 3-4 year old 15 hours funding:
1st January – 31st March	Term starting on or after 1st April
1st April – 31st August	Term starting on or after 1st September
1st September – 31st December	Content

How to access the 15 hours universal funded childcare for 3-4 year olds

As all 3-4 year olds are eligible for this funding, you will not need to apply however you will receive a Free Early Years Entitlement (FEEE) Declaration Form via email so that your funding can be applied.

How to redeem your childcare funding code

To benefit from the new childcare funding support , you must redeem a funded childcare Eligibility Code by following the steps below:

Step 1. To apply you’ll need a Government Online Childcare Account log in. If this is the first time you access this you will need to provide some supporting documents and information such as your National Insurance Number, Unique Taxpayer Reference if you’re self-employed and the UK birth certificate reference number of the children you are applying for.
Step 2. Apply within the Online Childcare Account for your funded hours. Once you have applied, you will receive an 11-digit eligibility code.
Step 3. You will receive a Free Early Years Entitlement (FEEE) Parental Declaration form via email to fill in and sign. Please return this as quickly as possible so that the funding can be applied and your nursery can claim this from the Local Authority.
Step 4. Your funding will be applied to your invoice which will be issued at the start of each term.

We will assist you with any queries you have about your application. Please do remember that it is your responsibility to apply for your funding, pass your eligibility code to us and sign your Parental Declaration.

Please remember you’ll have to reconfirm your eligibility code every three months. You will see your renewal period dates in your Online Childcare Account, however the responsibility for renewal lies with families.

Funding for 2-year-olds if you receive certain benefits

2-year-old funding offers eligible families up to 15 hours of early education and childcare a week for 38 weeks a year. You can find out if your child can access 2-year-old funding by checking the eligibility criteria below.

Your 2-year-old can get free early education and childcare if you live in England and get one of the following benefits:

Income Support
income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Universal Credit – if you and your partner have a combined income from work of £15,400 or less a year, after tax
tax credits and you have an income of £16,190 or less a year, before tax
the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
support through part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act
the Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)

2-year-olds can also get free childcare if they:

are looked after by a local authority
have a statement of special education needs (SEN) or an education, health, and care (EHC) plan
get Disability Living Allowance
have left care under an adoption order, special guardianship order or a child arrangements order

Meals and snacks, consumables and extras

Invoices will be very clearly broken down into costs for care, meals and snacks, consumables and extras for transparency.

The 30 or 15 hours funding that we receive from the Local Authority is for care only. This means that meals and snacks, consumables (such as nappies, wipes, suncream plus other health and hygiene essentials) plus extras (such as extra-curricular classes or activities to enhance your child’s preschool experience) will not be covered by funding.

It should be noted that these charges are not mandatory or a condition of your child receiving a funded place at Brereton Preschool. We make these charges clear on your invoice so you have a transparent view of how this is calculated. A voluntary contribution for these items ensures that we are able to maintain a hygienic and safe environment and that we can continue to invest in the preschool to provide a high standard of care at a quality setting.

IMPORTANT NOTES:


Autumn Term 2025	Spring Term 2026	Summer Term 2026
14 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks
38 weeks