Session / Fees

Brereton Pre-School & Playgroup

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

Session times and fees – effective from September 2023:
Breakfast club 07:45 – 08:45	£5.50*
Morning session 08:45 – 11:45	£16.50
Lunch club 11:45 – 12:15 (children provide a packed lunch or can purchase a hot dinner from school)	£2.75
Afternoon session 12:15 – 15:15	£16.50
After-school club 15:15 – 17:45	£13.75*
Meal subsidy for breakfast club / after-school club (Payable only if grant funded hours are used to pay for wraparound sessions)	£1.50
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 paid for at the time of booking.

Payment / invoicing details:

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

Grant funding:

Depending on eligibility, children are entitled to a free early education place of up to 15 or 30 hours per week as follows:

1. Eligible children from the first term following their second birthday.
2. All children from the first term following their third birthday.

Visit https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ for more information and to check your eligibility.

Free Early Education Entitlement – FEEE

3 & 4-year olds:

Children can start receiving the entitlement shortly after their third birthday. The start date depends on their date of birth:

- Children born between 1^st September and 31^st December can start in January (Spring term)
- Children born between 1^st January and 31^st March can start in April (Summer term)
- Children born between 1^st April and 31^st August can start in September (Autumn term)

2-year olds:

In some circumstances, children may be eligible for a free childcare place from the term after their second birthday. To check your eligibility, visit

http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/livewell/looking-after-someone/childcare/free_early_education_feee.aspx

IMPORTANT NOTES:

- Grant hours can be used for core Pre-school sessions and for wraparound care however, they cannot be used for ‘lunch club’ (11:45 – 12:15) or for meals / snacks provided at wraparound care. Parents will therefore be invoiced for these accordingly.
- Grant forms will be issued to you to complete for your child / children in preparation for the following term. Signing this form commits parents and the childcare provider to a termly contract. It is not possible to change provider, or the hours your child claims, part way through the term without the express permission of the provider and the Council. Permission will only be given in exceptional circumstances.
- You do not have to use all of the free hours that your child is eligible for, but the minimum amount you can claim is 2.5 hours per week. Grant hours must be taken over no fewer than 38 weeks during the year.
- Grant funding is allocated by the Council as per the table below. Grant funding may not always match the number of weeks in a particular term e.g. the funding for the Summer term is 12 weeks but the term may be 14 weeks long. In this instance, invoices would be issued for sessions not covered by grant funding.


Autumn Term 2023	Spring Term 2024	Summer Term 2024
14 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks
38 weeks

Brereton Bear Cubs Wraparound Care

The small print!

- If your child is in Reception at Brereton Primary School, they will come to Bear Cubs for wraparound care. Fees will be the same as those charged by the school for Brereton Bears – please contact us for more information.
- Breakfast club includes breakfast items such as toast, cereal or crumpets plus a drink of choice.
- Afternoon club includes a hearty snack such as bagels, wraps or beans on toast plus a drink of choice.
- Grant hours for 3 and 4-year olds (whether you are eligible for 15 or 30 hours) can be used for wraparound care however, grant hours cannot be used for meals / snacks and in this instance, parents will be invoiced for these.
- Wraparound care sessions should be booked on a half-termly basis. Changes to session patterns require half a term’s notice in writing to Pre-school.
- Wraparound care sessions will be invoiced in advance at the start of each half term.
- Session fees must still be paid if children are absent for a short period (e.g. due to illness / holiday). Please refer to our Fees Policy on our website for more information.
- Subject to capacity, we are happy to accommodate ad hoc sessions of wraparound care. Such sessions must be agreed with a member of Pre-school staff and paid for at the time of booking via cash or cheque.

Session / Fees

Ad hoc sessions:

Payment / invoicing details:

Grant funding:

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]