FEES AND FUNDING


Bears Hideaway are open 49 weeks of the year Monday to Thursdays. We are closed on Fridays.
We offer 2 day patterns:  8am to 6pm or 930am to 430pm.

 We close over the Christmas Period, for May half term and for one week in the summer holidays. 
 We are also closed for bank holidays.  You do not pay when we are closed however fees still apply if your child is sick or on holiday. We do not offer swaps, and if you wish to decrease your days we require one months notice.

For continuity of care we require a minimum of 15 hours attendance per week for all our children, regardless of age.   

Fees are due in advance and payable by the 1st of the month. 

We require a £250 deposit to secure a place in our setting. This is payable to us when a place becomes available before your child starts, to hold the space offered to you. 
The deposit will be refunded against the final invoice when your child leaves as long as notice period has been given otherwise this is kept to cover fees not paid.
 If you decide to not take your place at Bears Hideaway your deposit is NOT refundable as the sessions will have been allocated to your child.

Early Education Funding
If your child is aged over 9 months he/she may be entitled to the extended funding if you are working.  

All children can access the 15 hours* the term after they are 3 years old.

The Government states that the funding is to cover the cost of delivering the free EDUCATION, and is NOT intended to fund the cost of  consumables ( meals, inhouse cook,  and all of its entirety- cleaning materials, training, fire blankets etc) 
It states Providers (Bears Hideaway) are free to charge Parents for such discretionary items.

When taking up a space at Bears Hideaway Parents need to be aware that additional costs are in place - we are a day nursery offering care and education that covers meal times, which must be paid for by Parents, that the nursery provides. 
Parents CANNOT bring in their own food for their child. 

We are pleased to be able to offer funded places for two year olds who are eligible for the Two's Too Funding.   Two year old funding is applied as a stretched offer as above as we are a full time nursery. 

Please look at  www.childcarechoices.gov.uk to see what support you can get in childcare - Early Education Funding,  tax free childcare, childcare workplace vouchers, tax credits, universal credit, support while you study, help for households