{"id":699,"date":"2026-05-21T20:35:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/little-giants.co.uk\/?page_id=699"},"modified":"2026-05-21T22:04:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T21:04:39","slug":"fees-and-funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/little-giants.co.uk\/index.php\/fees-and-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Fees and Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fees Explained<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We believe in clear, honest pricing and we apply all eligible government funding directly to your invoice.<br><br>\u2022 Funded hours: free<br>\u2022 Non-Funded or additional hours: \u00a37.50 per hour<br>\u2022 Consumables &amp; Activities Charge: \u00a37.50 per week<br>\u2022 Bank Holidays and nursery closures: Free. We are closed on bank holidays a week during Christmas and New Year.<br>\u2022 Absences: Fees remain payable if your child is off sick or on a family holiday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Consumables &amp; Activities Charge explained<\/strong><br><br>For children claiming funded hours, there is an additional charge of \u00a37.50 per week. This covers the premium resources, digital platforms, outdoor gear, and special experiences that enrich your child&#8217;s time with us:<br><br>\u2022 Outdoor &amp; Weather Gear: Provision of nursery waterproofs, professional cleaning\/re-waterproofing, summer hats, high-factor sun cream, and winter gloves.<br>\u2022 Daily Extras &amp; Take-Homes: Healthy daily snacks, a nursery book bag, and a beautifully printed physical copy of your child&#8217;s Tapestry journal.<br>\u2022 Digital Learning &amp; Tracking: Full subscriptions to the Tapestry online learning journal, Twinkl educational resources, and the specialized NELI Speech &amp; Language programme.<br>\u2022 Events &amp; Celebrations: Entry to our Summer Party, plus our Christmas Party (including a gift and a visit from Santa).<br>\u2022 Forest activities &amp; Subscriptions: Full access to our Forest plans and activities, and the interactive Little Magic Train program.<br>\u2022 Outings &amp; Real-World Experiences: Local trips into town and to the library, alongside hands-on farm and animal experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Funded Hours explained<\/strong><br><br>Our nursery caters for children aged 2 to 4 years old and fully support government funding schemes.<br><br>\u2022 Working Families Funding: Working families may claim up to 30 hours per week.<br>\u2022 2-Year-Old Funding: Eligible children can receive up to 15 hours of funded childcare per week.<br>\u2022 3 &amp; 4-Year-Old Funding: All children qualify for 15 hours, and working families may claim up to 30 hours per week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To check your eligibility and for more information on government funding please visit their website: <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childcarechoices.gov.uk\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">https:\/\/www.childcarechoices.gov.uk\/<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fees Explained We believe in clear, honest pricing and we apply all eligible government funding directly to your invoice. \u2022 Funded hours: free\u2022 Non-Funded or additional hours: \u00a37.50 per hour\u2022 Consumables &amp; Activities Charge: \u00a37.50 per week\u2022 Bank Holidays and nursery closures: Free. We are closed on bank holidays a week during Christmas and New [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-699","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/little-giants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/little-giants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/little-giants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/little-giants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/little-giants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=699"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/little-giants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":744,"href":"https:\/\/little-giants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/699\/revisions\/744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/little-giants.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}