The Nursery at Bengeworth CE Academy warmly welcomes children from the age of 3 years old and provides childcare Monday to Friday from 7.45am - 6pm during term-time only.

Most children aged 3 or over will be entitled to Early Years Education Entitlement Funding (15hr funding), beginning from the start of the term after their 3rd birthday, and you may be eligible for an additional 15 hours funding making 30 funded hours each week in total.

Please visit Childcare Choices to find out what your options are. 

Child's Birthday	Funding Starts
1st April - 31st August	September
1st September - 31st December	January
1st January - 31st March	April

• For the Autumn Term (starting September): You need your code by 31 August. 
• For the Spring Term (starting January): You need your code by 31 December. 
• For the Summer Term (starting April): You need your code by 31 March. 

15 or 30 hour funding can be used to pay for sessions your child attends. Our lunchtime session and Wraparound Care are charged separately. 

Children aged 3 who start in the term of their 3rd birthday will be charged for sessions they attend. Please note children can not start Nursery until they have celebrated their 3rd birthday. 

Sessions at The Nursery are booked in 3 hour blocks and cost £21 per block. Hours at The Nursery must be used in continuous blocks with no artificial breaks, meaning our hours now run between the hours of 8:30am - 2:30pm. A minimum of 3 sessions is required to secure your child's place.

Chargeable extras at The Nursery 

Early Years Funding, provided by the government, is intended to cover the cost of delivering the 15- or 30-hours Nursery entitlement to 3- and 4-year-olds. This funding is not intended to cover extra charges incurred to nursery for your child’s time at The Nursery at Bengeworth. 

Below is the outline of extra charges for 3 and 4-year-old Nursery children attending The Nursery at Bengeworth CE Academy. Extra charges include but not limited to; two-course meal provided by the Nursery and educational visits/visitors/trips.  

Free Entitlement Hours  

Description	Unit	Unit price	Line total
Free entitlement hours - 15 hours per week over a variety of AM and PM sessions totalling 15 hours.   AM Session - (including mid-morning snack and drink), 8:30am - 11:30am   (3 hours)  PM Session - (including mid-afternoon snack and drink) 11:30am - 2:30pm   (3 hours)	Weekly	Free	Free
Free entitlement hours - *30 hours per week over a variety of AM and PM sessions totalling 30 hours.   All Day session (including snacks and drinks), 8:30am - 2:30pm   (6 hours)  If not using your full funded entitlement, the remaining hours can be used towards our additional morning or afternoon sessions.	Weekly	Free	Free

Extra Payable Hours 

Description	Unit	Unit price	Line total
Extra 15-hours, to extend 15-hours to 30-hours, if not eligible for 30-hours funded	Weekly	£21 a day	£105 a week
or
Extra 3-hour session after funded entitlement (AM or PM session)	Weekly	£21 per session	£105 a week
Extra 1-hour session after funded entitlement (additional AM or PM session)	Weekly	£7 per session	£35 per week

Meals 

Description	Unit	Unit price	Line total
For all children:
Snacks of fruit, vegetables, milk and water available throughout each session.	Per Meal	Free	Free
Health packed lunch provided by parents/carers	Per Meal	Not payable to Nursery	Not payable to Nursery
Two-course meal provided by Nursery	Per Meal	£2.70 per meal	£13.50 per week

Consumables  

Description	Unit	Unit price	Line total
Nappies - wipes, nappy bags - provided by parents/carers not by Nursery	Weekly	Not payable to Nursery	Not payable to Nursery
Suncream - provided by parents/carers not by Nursery	Weekly	Not payable to Nursery	Not payable to Nursery

Additional Voluntary Services  

Description	Unit	Unit price	Line total
Trip with advance notification	Ad Hoc	Voluntary Contribution amount to be advised before trip.
Seasonal activities	Ad Hoc	Voluntary Contribution amount to be advised before activity.

*30-Hours ‘Free’  

30 hour funded childcare can be used at The Nursery at Bengeworth where both parents/carers. If both parents/carers work, you will need to check if you are eligible by registering for the free 30-hours by following the instructions at https://www.gov.uk/apply-30-hours-free-tax-free-childcare. Once you have registered, you will be provided with a code. This will need to be given to us, along with some other details so can confirm if your child is eligible for 30-hours free Nursery Provision. Please ask for a form to do this if required. 

For self-funded places (not covered by the 15/30-hour funding entitlement), sessions can be paid for using Childcare or Tax-Free Childcare payments, or by debit/credit card via Ovivio. Please ensure the finance team are informed of your Tax-Free Childcare reference number. 

Please note that two-course meal bookings must be paid for through Ovivio. We are unable to accept Childcare or Tax-Free Childcare payments for lunchtime sessions.