SESSIONS & FEES
Our hourly rate is £7.50 and we run 3 sessions a day:
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9.00-12.00 – Morning Session (£22.50)
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12.00-13.00 – Lunch Session (£7.50)
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13.00-15.00 – Afternoon Session (£15.00)
From September 2026 our hourly rate will be £8.00ph and session prices will be as follows:
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9.00-12.00 – Morning Session (£24.00)
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12.00-13.00 – Lunch Session (£8.00)
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13.00-15.00 – Afternoon Session (£16.00)
If you have any questions please speak to Kellie (details below). More information about our fees can be found in our Payment Policy.
Your child is eligible for up to 15 hours Government Funding the term after their third birthday. You may also be eligible for 2 year funding and 30 hours funding for working parents, visit https://beststartinlife.gov.uk for more information, or see our FEEE Policy.
We are pleased to offer additional “wrap-around care” as a separate service, and the pre-school will be open 8.45am-3.15pm: an additional 15 minutes in the morning, and 15 minutes in the afternoon for those who would like to use the service. The charge for this is a flat rate of £4.50, and this covers one or both extra 15-minute sessions.
From September 2026 we are also changing the way the Wrap-Around is charged. The times will be 8.30am-3.30pm as we feel this will be more beneficial to parents, and you may drop off or collect any time within those half-hour windows. Instead of being charged a flat rate for using one of both sessions, this will now be charged at the hourly rate. If you drop off before 9am you will be charged for the morning session, and if you collect after 3pm you will be charged for the afternoon session.
Contact Kellie at finance@claveringarkesdenpreschool.co.uk for more information.
Consumables
We also offer Morning Snack for £2 per week, however you are welcome to bring a healthy snack for your child as an alternative (no nuts please). More details are shown on the Consumables Form and Payment Policy.
Hot lunches are now offered as an alternative to packed lunches (no nuts please). Please see the Consumables Form for more information.
We ask for a £25 Voluntary Contribution once per term. More details are given on the Consumables Form and Payment Policy.
Please note our term dates for 2025/26 and 2026/27 are as follows: