Funding options & FEES
fees & information
FEES from April 2025- Fee's are reviewed annually
Non funded daily rate
£90 full day 8am-6pm (inclusive of snacks, lunch, tea, suncream, nappies, milk)
Please contact us for a full breakdown of weekly costs when funding applied. Please see consumable charges below when using funded hours.
Under 3's
Food and consumables when funding is applied- £1.50 daily
Wonderful Woodhams Bundle-£2.50 daily
Over 3's
Food and consumables when funding is applied- £5.50 daily
Wonderful Woodhams Bundle-£4.50 daily
what we offer
We offer government-funded places for children aged 9 months through to school-age. Government funding covers core care hours but excludes things such as meals, snacks, nappies, wipes, creams, sun creams, digital tools, extra hours and additional activities. It is important to understand that government funding is not intended to cover the full cost of childcare. Funding is available for eligible children starting the term following their 2 or 3 birthday or the date they turn 9 months old, in line with when parents return to work. We offer the
following option for families accessing government funding:
Our stretched funded hours are distributed evenly across 50 weeks of the year, rather than condensed into term-time only.
Our standard funding offer is only an option with our funded hours package and can only be used with universal funding during term time only.
Parents must provide an eligibility code to access funding beyond the universal offer. This must be renewed using the gov.uk website every 3 months to continue accessing the expanded funded hours.
definitions
Stretched Funding: An approach where government funded hours are distributed evenly across 50 weeks of the year rather than condensed into term-time only.
Standard funding: An approach where government funded hours are condensed into term-time only, therefore 38 weeks of the year.
Universal funding: Universal funding provides up to 570 hours per year, for all children the term after their 3 birthday, which equates to 11.4 hours per week when stretched over 50 weeks.
Expanded funding: Expanded funding for working families of 9-month olds, 2,3 and 4 year olds provides up to 1,140 hours per year, which equates to 22.8 hours per week when stretched over 50 weeks.
Fully inclusive Package: A service, where funded hours can be used. Food, consumables and our Wonderful Woodhams Bundle are included for a monthly cost.
Funded Hours Package: A service offering where funded hours are available between particular times of the day, within sessions which are for a fixed termly schedule.
Food and Consumables: Items and services not covered by government funding, such as food, nappies, sun cream etc.
Wonderful Woodhams Bundle: A bundle of experiences both for children and parents that are not included in the funded hours. These are inclusive within the fully inclusive package only.
our fully inclusive package
Our all-inclusive package is thoughtfully designed to enrich both your child’s and your family’s experience as part of our community. It goes beyond standard funded childcare hours, offering additional benefits that support your child’s learning, development, and wellbeing. This service reflects our commitment to continually providing the best possible early years experiences, while also offering added convenience for busy parents — including priority access to the most in-demand days.
Package hours need to be accessed across a minimum of 2 days per week for children under 2 years of age and 3 days per week for children over 2 years of age for the full funding allocation of 22.8 hours to be applied.
our funded hours package
Please note we will try to place you in your preferred chosen option, this cannot be guaranteed and is subject to reconfirmation each term. Changes or updates to bookings must apply for the full term and require six weeks’ notice prior to the start of term. Where availability is limited, we cannot guarantee the same booking pattern across terms.
-One funded session available to be booked per day.
-Universal funding – Available in block morning OR afternoon sessions of 8.00am – 1.00pm (5 hours) 1.00pm – 6.00pm (5 hours). To access 15 funded hours per week there is a 3 x 5-hour session booking requirement for full funding allocation to be applied each week. This is term time only.
Expanded funding 22.8 hours – Available in block morning OR afternoon sessions of 8.00am – 12:30pm or 1:30pm – 6.00pm. This is a total of 4.5 hours over 4 sessions and 1 session of 4 hours 50 minutes. 8:00am to 12:50pm or 1:10pm- 6.00pm
-Requires a fixed weekly schedule that must be confirmed in advance.
-Provides completely funded hours with no mandatory additional charges (although you can opt in voluntarily to pay for consumables and our Wonderful Woodhams Bundle).
tax free childcare
This is the government scheme which had replaced the Childcare Voucher Scheme. If you look at this website www.childcarechoices.gov.uk you will be able to check your eligibility to claim through this scheme. For every £8.00 you pay into the scheme, the government will add £2.00 up to a maximum claim of £2000 per child.
CHILD TAX CREDITS
By visiting Child Tax Credit: Overview – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) you will be able to establish if you can claim child tax credits, or call the helpline on 0845 300 3900. There are criteria that need to be met in order to claim tax credits, to do with salary and hours worked, and the information on this is available on the above website.
childcare voucher scheme
Woodhams Farm Day Nursery will accept any of the childcare voucher schemes that are running, so if your employer operates such a benefit, you can save Tax and National Insurance.
If you choose to have some of your salary paid as either paper or electronic childcare vouchers (up to £55 per week or £243 a month), you don’t pay tax or NICs on that amount, so your remaining wages are greater after paying for your childcare with vouchers than if you had been paid in cash.
PUPIL PREMIUM FUNDS
EYPP is determined by the benefits a family is receiving, or if the child is looked after by a local authority. Three- and four-year-old children attending an early years education setting may be eligible to receive Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP). Providers could claim an additional 68p per hour for each child eligible. This can support their development, learning and care. Early Years Pupil Premium | Children and Families | Hampshire County Council (hants.gov.uk)
DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a tax-free benefit for disabled people who need help with mobility or care costs.
You can claim DLA if you:
- are under 16
- were born after 8 April 1948 and you make a claim in the same year you stopped receiving DLA
For further information on this, please check the link below:
https://www.gov.uk/dla-disability-living-allowance-benefit/overview