Opening hours and sessions
- Sparkling Angels Nursery is open year-round from 08.00-18.00 Monday to Friday
- We close for approximately 2 week over Christmas / New Year and we are also closed on Bank Holidays.
- The minimum booking is 2 sessions per week. You can book sessions as half-days (1 session) or as a full day (2 sessions).
- Sibling discounted rates are available for full days and full-time bookings (please see below).
- Please note that due to demand, it is not possible to book morning sessions only. Please also note that we do not usually accept children on a term-time only basis.
- All sessions are subject to availability and we may operate a waiting list for some sessions.
- We recommend that new children attend a minimum of 2-4 sessions per week to help them settle in.
- Please see our Terms and Conditions below for full information.
Session times
Morning Session
Our morning session is 4 hours from 08.00 – 12.00
School Session
Our afternoon session is 6 hours from 9:00 am to 15:00 pm
Full-Day
Our full-day is 10 hours from 08.00 – 18.00
Funded Session
Our funded sessions are either 9-12 or 9-3
Fees And Discounts
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MORNING SESSION |
£44 |
This rate applies to non-funded hours. 8:00 am to 12:00 pm |
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CONSUMABLES CHARGE |
£1.50 per hour |
This only applies to funded hours. |
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FULL-DAY RATE |
£75 |
This rate applies to non-funded children who attend a full-day 8.00 am to 18:00 pm |
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HALF DAY |
£62 |
This rate applies to non-funded children who attend for 9:00 am to 15:00 pm |
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SIBLING DISCOUNT |
5% discount for 1 child per family |
The discount applies to 1 child per family and only applies to paid hours (not funded hours, consumables or lunches). The discount only applies to weeks when both / all siblings attend. This discount can be combined with the discounted full-day and full-time rates above. |
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HOURLY RATE |
£11 Per hour |
This applies to an ad hoc booking |
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OPTIONAL HOT LUNCH |
£4 per day for 2-course hot lunch |
We offer an optional 2-course hot lunch. The cost is £4 per lunch, per day. Vegetarian option available. We can cater for main allergies and intolerances. If you do not opt for hot lunch, please provide a healthy packed lunch. |
MORNING SESSION
£44
This rate applies to non-funded hours. 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
CONSUMABLES CHARGE
£1.50 per hour
This only applies to funded hours.
FULL-DAY RATE
£75
This rate applies to non-funded children who attend a full-day 8.00 am to 18:00 pm
HALF DAY
£62
This rate applies to non-funded children who attend for 9:00 am to 15:00 pm
SIBLING DISCOUNT
5% discount for 1 child per family
The discount applies to 1 child per family and only applies to paid hours (not funded hours, consumables or lunches). The discount only applies to weeks when both / all siblings attend. This discount can be combined with the discounted full-day and full-time rates above.
HOURLY RATE
£11 Per hour
This applies to an ad hoc booking
OPTIONAL HOT LUNCH
£4 per day for 2-course hot lunch
We offer an optional 2-course hot lunch. The cost is £4 per lunch, per day. Vegetarian option available. We can cater for main allergies and intolerances. If you do not opt for hot lunch, please provide a healthy packed lunch.
Other charges and important information
Consumables Charge
A consumables charge of £1.50 per funded hour applies. The consumables charge applies to each funded hour and does not apply to paid hours. The consumables charge covers services which are not covered by early years funding for example snacks, arts & crafts materials, cookery, gardening, music & movement, and some sundries. If you have any concerns regarding this charge, please contact us to discuss.
Optional Hot Lunch
We offer an optional 2-course hot lunch. The cost is £4 per lunch, per day. We can cater to all allergies and offer a vegetarian alternative as well. Children can bring a packed lunch from home if preferred but this must be NUT FREE and healthy (no chocolates, biscuits, crisps, sweets or fizzy drinks)!
Deposit
this applies to children who are not fully-funded. This will be refunded when your child leaves the nursery provided that no fees are outstanding.
Late Collection
If you collect your child after closing time a surcharge of £25 per hour or part-hour applies. Minimum charge £25.
Snacks
We provide healthy snacks throughout the day. Snacks are included in the fees / consumables charge.
Sundries
If nappies, wet wipes, nappy creams etc. are not supplied by parents, we will charge £10 per session to supply these. Please also provide a change of clothes.
Consumables Charge
A consumables charge of £1.50 per funded hour applies. The consumables charge applies to each funded hour and does not apply to paid hours. The consumables charge covers services which are not covered by early years funding for example snacks, arts & crafts materials, cookery, gardening, music & movement, and some sundries. If you have any concerns regarding this charge, please contact us to discuss.
Sun-Cream
From April to September inclusive, parents MUST apply sun cream before their child comes into the setting (even on cloudy days). Staff will re-apply a sensitive skin, high factor sun cream to all children as required through the day. This is included in your fees / consumables. If your child is allergic to sun-cream, please contact us to discuss.
Payment options
Please kindly note that fees are payable in advance and by the 1st of the month.
Tapestry
Please log-in to tapestry to access your childs account. Please ask the office if you need assistance.
We accept payment via all the main Workplace Voucher Schemes including Busy Bees, Care4, Edenred, Co-op, etc.
Sparkling Angels Nursery is a registered provider for the government Tax-free Childcare Scheme.Please ask us for details.
Payment by online banking / BACS transfer: Bank account details will be sent to you once you have returned the registration form. Please ensure that your child’s name and the month is given as a reference.
Terms and Conditions
Please refer to “Fees and other charges” for details of discounts available.
When you book sessions at Sparkling Angels nursery this is a contractual agreement between you and the nursery and fees are therefore payable in accordance with our terms and conditions from this point onwards. You will therefore need to give 8 weeks’ notice in writing if you wish to reduce your child’s hours, withdraw your child from the nursery or cancel your booking. The 8-week notice period begins from the date you register your child. If insufficient notice is given, normal fees / charges will be payable for the notice period.
Fees for hours booked are fixed and are payable whether your child attends or not.
Invoices will be sent out by email at least one week in advance of the month for which the invoice is due. Please kindly note that all fees / charges are payable by the first of the month. Please ensure that we have an up-to-date email address for you.
Extra sessions are subject to availability. Please contact us to check availability. Extra sessions are usually available in the school holidays.
Hot lunches can be booked for a minimum of 4 weeks and should be requested at least 3 weeks in advance. Please note that some dietary preferences / requirements may incur a supplement. A notice period of 3 weeks is required should you wish to cancel hot lunches for the following month. Notice must be given in writing.
Packed lunches
Please note that the nursery is a nut-free environment and packed lunches must not contain nuts. Please provide a healthy packed lunch; crisps, biscuits, chocolates, sweets and fizzy drinks are not permitted.
Any adjustments to your invoice such as extra hours will be added to the following month’s invoice.
If apayment reminder letter is sent to you, you will incur a £10.00 charge plus an administration charge of £10 for each week for which the fees are late. We may not accept a child at the nursery in the case of late payment.
We regret that days off due to illness and holiday must be paid for as a place has been reserved for your child.
The nursery is closed for approximately 1 week for Christmas / New Year and you will not be charged for this period. Fees will be charged as normal for any other sessions missed due to holiday or illness, etc. Please notify the nursery of your holiday plans at least 4 weeks in advance.
The nursery is closed on bank holidays / public holidays.You will not be charged for any “paid hours” missed due to bank / public holidays unless this is an exceptional “one-off” holiday for national events etc. In this case, the nursery reserves the right to charge fees as normal.
We make every effort to stay open and offer a full service to all our children and parents. If however, the directors and management decide that the nursery has to close for reasons beyond our control such as snow, ice, flood, power-cut, industrial action, major health & safety issues, pandemics or similar, etc, fees / charges will be payable for your contracted hours and no refunds will be due. In such cases, we will make every effort to minimise the closure period and to notify you in advance. Any change to this policy, is solely at the discretion of the nursery.
If your child is required to miss nursery on the advice of a doctor, medical professional, NHS Track, PHE or similar authority either due to illness or the requirement to self-isolate or the requirement of the nursery to close part or all of the nursery, fees will be charged as normal and no refunds will be due. Any change to this policy is solely at the discretion of the nursery.
Once you have registered with the nursery and booked a place, eight weeks’ notice in writing is required should you wish to withdraw your child from the Nurseryor if you wish to reduce the number of sessions. If insufficient notice is given, you will be charged for your normal sessions during the notice period.
Fees, etc will be reviewed in January, April and September each year. In addition, we reserve the right to review fees, etc at any time by giving 1 month’s notice.
We send invoices and important information by email. Please ensure that we have up-to-date email address for you and that you notify us of any changes to your address or phone number. Thanks
Early Years Funding – will my child receive any Early Years funding?
The information below is a general guideline. For full information please see the following websites:
Ages 0-2:
children aged 0-2 years do not currently receive any Early Years funding so full fees are payable as per the prices above. Early Years funding for eligible working families of under 2’s will be available from September 2024. This funding will be available for eligible children aged 9-23 months and will apply from the term after the child is 9 months old. Funding will be available on a year-round stretched basis which means an eligible child will receive up to 11 funded hours per week for 48 weeks.
Funding For Ages 2-3:
Some eligible 2-year-old children receive access to “2-year-old funding.” Funding begins the term after the child’s second birthday. We offer 2-year-old funding on a year-round stretched basis which means an eligible child will receive up to 11 funded hours per week for 48 weeks.
Funding For Working Families With Children Aged 2-3:
From April 2024, eligible working families with children aged 2-3 will qualify for Early Years Funding. This begins the term after the child’s second birthday. We offer 2-year-old funding on a year-round stretched basis which means an eligible child will receive up to 11 funded hours per week for 48 weeks.
Universal Funding For Children Aged 3-4:
All children aged 3-4 are eligible to receive Early Years funding. We offer this funding on “stretched” basis only which gives up to 11 funded hours per week for 48 weeks per year. This funding begins the term after the child’s third birthday.
Extended Funding For Working Families With Children Aged 3-4:
eligible working families with children aged 3-4 can apply for extended funding (sometimes known as the “30 hours funding”). We offer this funding on “stretched” basis which gives up to 22 funded hours per week for 48 weeks per year (when combined with the Universal funding). This funding begins the term after the child’s third birthday.
Applying For Funding:
It is the responsibility of parents to apply for extended or working family funding in the term before funding begins. It is also the responsibility of parents to reconfirm their eligibility every 3 months (Government requirement).
Stretched Funding:
please be aware the stretched funding is only for 48 weeks per year and excludes the first week of April and one week over Christmas. Standard fees for your child’s normal hours will apply for the first week of April but no fees will be charged for the week over Christmas as we are closed.
Additional Hours:
parents are welcome to book additional sessions. These are charged at our standard rates. We sometimes offer additional hours at discounted rates – any offers will be sent out
Session Availability:
we try to be as flexible as possible with our sessions but, due to demand, it is not possible to book places on a “mornings only” basis. All sessions are subject to availability and there may be a waiting list for popular sessions. We do not usually offer term-time only places.
Funding Start Date:
please note that all Early Years funding starts the school term after the child’s 2nd or 3rd birthday and does not therefore apply immediately after the child’s birthday. For under 2’s, the funding will start the term after the child is 9 months old.
Miniumum Sessions:
our session options are shown below. Our minimum session duration is 4 hours and we cannot register children for shorter sessions. This means for example, that if you receive 11 hours of funding per week and you wish to book 3 sessions per week (12 hours in total), your funding will cover 11 hours and you will be charged the normal rate for 1 hour.
All additional hours and services will be charged at the rates above. Funded hours are subject to an hourly consumables charge as shown above.
