Pre School Fees & Funding

From April 2025 for additional sessions and fee paying families.

(All admissions are subject to availability as stated within our admissions policy).

• Morning Session, 3 hours – 9.00am to 12.00pm 
• Afternoon Session, 3 hours –  12.30pm to 3.30pm = £23.25
• Full Day, 6.5 hours – 9.00am-3.30pm = £50.37

Hourly Rate = £7.75

Fees will be invoiced termly. i.e. 6 times per year, and are reviewed annually.

Everyone that attends the setting will also be asked if they willing to pay a Voluntary Contribution for snacks and experiences – 20p per 3 hour session.   – Example 5 sessions attended each week  = £1.00 per week.   

A £50 deposit will be charged to all children with exception of those accessing free early education. Those children who only access their 2, 3 and 4 year old funding and attend no additional hours will have the full £50 returned within 6 weeks of starting. 

Towers Tiny Tots Pre-School accepts the following free early education places, all admissions are subject to availability as stated within our admissions policy.:-

• Free for 2 = Eligible, 2 year olds are entitled to 15 hours free early education from the term following their 2^nd birthday
• Universal Free Early Education = From the first full term after every child’s 3^rd birthday they are entitled to 15 hrs of free early education.
• Free Early Education for Working Families = Eligible 2, 3 and 4 year olds with working parents may be entitled to 30 hours free childcare.
• We also accept the funding for 9month olds which will allow your child to use their free early education funding with us from the age of 2, rather than waiting until the term after they turn 2.

Further information regarding funding types and support including tax free childcare for Early Years Education, can be found on the government website https://beststartinlife.gov.uk

Please ask a member of staff for more details about your child’s free early education place.  

Our free early education sessions are offered flexibly Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 3.30pm in line with our session times as below, we will work with families to help choose their pattern of attendance which best suits their needs  :-

• 9am-3pm – 6 hour session
• 9am – 3.30pm – 6.5 hour full day session
• 9am-12pm – 3 hour morning session
• 12.30pm-3.30pm – 3 hour afternoon session

 . This means your child’s first 15/30 hours of attendance will be free and any optional additional hours or hours outside a fully funded pattern of attendance will be charged at the current session rate rate. 

• Our fully funded pattern of attendance for 15 hours of free early education is as follows: 5 x 3 hour sessions subject to availability.  
• Our fully funded pattern of attendance for 30 hours of free early education is as follows: 5 x 6 hour sessions subject to availability.

Everyone that attends the setting will also be asked if they willing to pay a Voluntary Contribution for snacks and experiences – 20p per 3 hour session.   – Example 5 sessions attended each week  = £1.00 per week.