Fees and Funding

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Shillingstone CE Primary School
Augustan Avenue
Shillingstone
Blandford Forum
Dorset
DT11 0TX

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shill@sunbeamsdaycare.co.uk
01258 863523
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Sunbeams Day Care Ltd,
Heatherlands First School,
Library Road,
Parkstone, Poole, Dorset,
BH12 2BG

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info@sunbeamsdaycare.co.uk
01202 737100
07703 324482
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Funding

“Government funding is intended to deliver 15 – 30 hours a week of free, high quality flexible childcare. It is not intended to cover the cost of food, other consumables, additional hours or additional activities. Parents can therefore expect to pay for any food offered by the provider. Parents can expect to pay for other consumables or additional activities”
~ The Department for Education (DfE).

Although there is funding available for childcare from the government (criteria applies) for some 2,3- and 4-year-olds it does not necessarily reflect the true cost of an hour’s quality childcare and education at our setting. To ensure we remain a viable business despite the inadequate funding rate from the Government/Local Authority.

It does however mean you will be accessing subsidised childcare from as little as £2 per hour. Please use the table as a guide to work out what to expect in your monthly invoice.Therefore, parents can expect to pay a sustainability contribution towards that cost.


Extra Services not covered by the Early Education Funding:

• Food for snacks
• Paper towels, gloves, disposable aprons
• Toiletries, baby wipes, nappy bags, statutory nappy waste disposal
• Cookery ingredients
• Art and craft materials.
• Trips out of the setting
• End of year gifts for the children
• Stationery and additional learning resources
• Transportation and vehicle costs
• Hire of other premises for Forest nursery activities

Other costs related to delivering good quality childcare:

• DBS checks for all staff
• Compulsory First aid training for all staff
• Compulsory Food hygiene training for all staff
• Mandatory and essential updated safeguarding training for staff
• Speech and language additional support
• SEND Training, assessments and reporting
• Professional development training
• Staff meetings to review performance, teaching, group progress and curriculum
• Ongoing maintenance of building, garden and resources

 

childcarechoices.gov.uk

We encourage you to look into the website above which will direct you to ways you can claim back up to 85% of your childcare costs.