Fees and Registration
Active Kids, Active Minds
Fees effective from 1st July 2025.
At Active Kids Nursery, we pride ourselves on providing an amazing nursery and learning environment for young children at affordable rates. We are open 51 weeks in the year and close for one week during the Christmas break.
Browse our rates and discover more about registration by reading the information below. All fees are inclusive of meals, nappies, and extra activities. To register, there is a £50.00 registration fee (non-refundable) and a £50.00 deposit. The deposit can be refunded if 4 weeks notice is given.
Full Day Session
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
| Age of Child | All Year Rate | Term Time |
| 0 - 3 | £72.00 | £77.00 |
| 3 - 4 | £68.00 | £72.00 |
Half-Day Sessions
- Morning Session – 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Afternoon Session – 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
| Age of Child | All Year Rate | Term Time |
| 0 - 3 | £39.00 | £41.00 | 3 - 4 | £37.00 | £38.00 |
School Day Session
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
| Age of Child | All Year Rate | Term Time |
| 0 - 3 | £62.00 | £64.00 |
| 3 - 4 | £55.00 | £57.00 |
Please Note
If your child attends funded hours only sessions and you would like the nursery to provide additional consumables such as hot lunches/tea, yoga, nappies/wet wipes and snacks, these will be charged as optional extras.
You can choose to ‘opt in’ and we will add these extra consumables to the session.
If you do not wish to opt in, parents/guardians will need to provide:
- Nappies/ wet wipes/ cream
- Morning and afternoon snacks of fruit and a carbohydrate
- Lunch/tea
Please see our structure below, which applies to funded hours sessions only. Any part-funded sessions will still be charged at our standard rate, with the funded hours being removed, providing our families with a discounted session.
- All Fees Are Due Monthly, in Advance
- Any Outstanding Fees from the Month before Will Be Added to the Next Month’s Invoice
- Late Payments May Incur a 5% Surcharge Fee - No Refunds Will Be Given for Non-Attendance, Nor Do We Swap Sessions – This includes Sick Days and Holidays
- Bank holidays are included in this fee
- We Require One Month’s Written Notice of Your Child Leaving, or Decreasing/Changing Sessions
- If You Wish to Increase Sessions, We Will Attempt to Provide This When Available
- We Recommend That Each Child Should Attend 2 or More Sessions a Week, Enabling Them to Settle and Get the Best from Their Time Here
Sessions
We recommend that each child should attend 2 or more sessions a week, enabling them to settle and get the best from their time here. If you wish to increase the number of sessions, we will attempt to provide this as soon as additional sessions are available.
Offers and Discounts
- £50 Amazon gift voucher if you refer a friend
- 5% Sibling Discount for the Eldest Child
After-School Care
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
- After-School Care, including School Collection and Tea – £18.50
School Holiday Sessions (for School-Age Children)
- Full-Day Session – £65.00
- School Day Sessions – £55.00
- Morning/Afternoon Session – £45.00
Extra Hours
All Extra Hours Must Be Agreed during Opening Hours
- Additional 30-Minute Care – £8.00
- Additional 1-Hour Care – £15.00
- 7:45 a.m. Early Start – £9.00
- 7:30 a.m. Early Start – £15.00
- 6:30 p.m. Late Collection – £15.00
Funding
From September 2025, if eligible, after the term a child has turned 9-months old, they are entitled to early years free entitlement (EYFE) funded hours. At ActiveKids Nursery, this is offered to a maximum of 22.5 or 30 hours a week dependant on whether your child attends on FULL YEAR CARE or TERM-TIME ONLY.
All 3- & 4-year-olds are, from the term after their third birthdays, are eligible for early years free entitlement (EYFE) funded hours.
At ActiveKids Nursery, this is offered to a maximum of 10 or 15 hours a week dependant on whether your child attends on FULL YEAR CARE or TERM-TIME ONLY.
To check if you are eligible for extended funded hours, please do see the link below.
30 hours free childcare - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Or
To Check if you are eligible for funding, please do see the link below.
Apply for free childcare if you're working - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Funded sessions at ActiveKids Nursery include a number of free hours, plus additional hours and meals charged at a normal rate.
A maximum of 8 hours of funding can be used per session.
Please see some examples below.
E.g. An eligible 2-year-old, attending term-time only, 8AM until 1PM four times a week has 15 funded hours per week, and you will be invoiced £71.00 per week for the additional hours and extras (meals, nappies, extra activities)
E.g. A 3-year-old eligible for extended hours, attending all-year-round 8AM until 6PM three times a week has 22.5 funded hours per week, and you will be invoiced £54.00 per week for the additional hours and extras (meals, nappies, extra activities)
E.g. A 3-year-old eligible for extended hours, attending term-time only, 8AM – 3.30PM four times a week, has 30 funded hours per week and you will be invoiced £40.00 per week for the additional hours and extras (meals, nappies, extra activities)
E.g. An eligible 9-month-old, attending all year round, 8AM until 6PM, three times a week has 10 funded hours per week, and you will be invoiced £216.00 per week for the additional hours and extras (meals, nappies, extra activities)
E.g. An eligible 9-month-old, attending term time only, 8AM – 3.30PM three times a week, has 15 funded hours per week and you will be invoiced £84.00 per week for the additional hours and extras (meals, nappies, extra activities)
For a full breakdown of costs for your child, do get in touch with the nursery manager on info@activekidsnursery.com.
Funded hours only (standalone) sessions for UNIVERSAL hours (15 hours a week) – these can be taken from 1PM until 4PM, Monday to Friday, term-time only.
Funded hours only (standalone) sessions for EXTENDED hours (30 hours a week) – these can be taken from 9AM until 3PM, Monday to Friday, term-time only.
Financial Support
Can I get any financial support for my fees?
Yes, there is a great financial system for parents called Tax Free Childcare run by the government. For every £8 you pay in, the government tops up £2.
To be eligible for Tax Free Childcare:
• Both parents, or one parent in a single-parent household, must be working, earning between £166.72 per week and £100,000 per year.
• Self-employed parents are eligible to join.
Please visit Tax-Free Childcare - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) for more information.
We Accept Childcare Vouchers