Our fees

Shortlands pricing list

All fees are calculated monthly and are a guide. Your termly invoice will give the exact amount each month.

  Full Price All age groups Under & Over 2YR 30HRS funding 2YR -15HRS Early Learning for Two-Year-Olds (EL2YO) 3-4YR - 15HRS Universal funding
Incl additional supplement
3-4YRS - 30HRS funding
Incl additional supplement
2 x days £797.34 £214.67 £360.33
£471.33
364.66
3 x days £1,196 £322 £759.00 £870.00 £544.00
4 x days £1,594.67 £720.67 £1157.66 £1,268.67 £942.67
5 x days £1993.34 £1119.34 £1556.33 £1,667.33 £1,341.33

Meal, Activity & Consumable Charges.

These are optional, parents can choose to bring their own cold packed lunch (adhering to our packed lunch guidelines) and opt out of activities.

  Food* Non Food** Activities*** Private hours Emergency Items
Under 2YR Working Families No Charge No Charge No Charge £9.20 per hour NA
2 YR Working Families No Charge No Charge No Charge £9.20 per hour NA
Early Learning for Two-Year-Olds (EL2YO) No Charge No Charge No Charge £9.20 per hour NA
3&4 YR 15HRS Universal Funding £4.25 per day 25p per day £4 per day £9.20 per hour NA
3&4 YR 30HRS Working Families £8.50 per day 50p per day £8.00 per day £9.20 per hour NA
* Meals : Breakfast ,AM Snack,Lunch, PM Snack, Tea
** Consumables : Wipes
*** Activities Seasonal/Annual workshop and events
  • Sports 4 Tots x2 weekly sessions
  • Languages x4 Weekly sessions
  • Yoga x2 weekly sessions
  • Drama Llamas x2 Monthly sessions
  • Duck Hatching annual
  • First Aid Session for children and parents
  • Easter / Christmas events
  • Graduation celebrations
  • Science lab · Insect /Animal Visits
  • Boogie Mites x2 monthly session



Need-to-Know Extras
  • Our full daily fee is inclusive of nappies, wipes & formula milk for under 1s. (If your child requires a specific brand or has allergies, please provide your own.)
  • Fees are charged 52 weeks of the year and apply to all booked days, including bank holidays, Staff Training days, nursery closure days, and holidays.
  • Have more than one cherub with us? You’ll receive a 10% sibling discount, applied to the eldest child’s fees.

Deposit/Admin fees & Notice periods
  • A Deposit of £450.00 is required to secure your space. £60 Admin Fee (non-refundable)
  • This deposit & admin fee is to secure your non-funded/private hours.
  • We do not charge deposits/Admin fees for 100% Funded hours
  • Non funded hours/Private hours: Deposit remains with the nursery until you decide to give 4 weeks’ notice to leave. The deposit is only refunded through your last month’s fees if your child has been with us for 3 months, plus 4 weeks’ written notice
  • Funded hours: You are not obliged to give us notice for the funded hours however, we respectfully ask that you give as much notice as possible whilst also paying due regard to our notice period for non-funded hours.

Funded Hours– here’s how it works at Shortlands
  • The funding starts the academic school term (September/January/April) after your child turns 9mths/2yrs/3yrs, depending on how old your child is when they join us.
  • 30HRS: The maximum number of funded hours your child can receive is 1140 hours per academic year for working families. This is equivalent to 30HRS for 38 weeks of the year.
  • Little Cherubs Shortlands Stretches the 30HRS working families funding over 49 weeks giving each child a maximum of 23.26HRS of funding each week.
  • 15 HRS: The maximum number of funded hours your child can receive is 570 hours per academic year for Early Learning 2YR Olds (EL2YO) the 3&4YR Universal. This is equivalent to 15HRS for 38 weeks of the year

Additional charges:
  • Funded hours are offered STRETCHED over 49 weeks per year. Any remaining hours/weeks are charged at full price.
  • Any hours not claimed can be used at an additional childcare provider
  • Government funding is intended to deliver up to 30 hours of free, high quality, flexible early education and care each week to children under 5 years old.
  • Funded hours are accessible free of charge to parents/carers; Government funding is not intended to cover the costs of meals, consumables, extra activities, additional hours or additional services.

 

Sydenham pricing list

We do offer a reduced fee for 5x days per week.

  Under 3s Monthly Price
(No Funding)
Over 3s Monthly Price (No Funding) Under 2YR 30HRS funding 2YR -15HRS Early Learning for Two-Year-Olds (EL2YO) 3-4YR - 15HRS Universal funding
Incl additional supplement
3-4YRS - 30HRS funding
Incl additional supplement
2 x days £624 £606.67 £168.00 £282.00 £320.00 £244.00
3 x days £936 £910.00 £252.00 £694.00 £603.50 £328.00 
4 x days £1,248 £1,213.33 £564.00 £906.00 £944.00 £640.00
5 x days £1,516.67 £1,473.33 £876.00 £1174.67 £1,256.00 £952.00

Meal, Activity & Consumable Charges.

These are optional, parents can choose to bring their own cold packed lunch (adhering to our packed lunch guidelines) and opt out of activities.

  Food* Non Food** Activities*** Private hours Emergency Items
Under 2YR Working Families No Charge No Charge No Charge £7.20 per hour NA
2 YR Working Families No Charge No Charge No Charge £7.20 per hour NA
Early Learning for Two-Year-Olds (EL2YO) No Charge No Charge No Charge £7.20 per hour NA
3&4 YR 15HRS Universal Funding £4.95 per day£2.46 per half day 33p per day 16p per half day £2.72 per day£1.36 per half day £7.00 per hour NA
3&4 YR 30HRS Working Families £4.95 per day 33p per day £2.72 per day £7.00 per hour NA
* Meals : Breakfast ,AM Snack,Lunch, PM Snack, Tea
** Consumables : Wipes
*** Activities Seasonal/Annual workshop and events
  • Sports 4 Tots x2 weekly sessions
  • Languages x4 Weekly sessions
  • Yoga x2 weekly sessions
  • Drama Llamas x2 Monthly sessions
  • Duck Hatching annual
  • First Aid Session for children and parents
  • Easter / Christmas events
  • Graduation celebrations
  • Science lab
  • Insect /Animal Visits
  • Boogie Mites x2 monthly session


Need-to-Know Extras
  • Our full daily fee is NOT inclusive of nappies, wipes, please pack these daily.
  • Fees are charged 52 weeks of the year and apply to all booked days, including bank holidays, Staff Training days, nursery closure days, and holidays.
  • Have more than one cherub with us? You’ll receive a 10% sibling discount, applied to the eldest child’s fees.

Deposit/Admin fees & Notice periods
  • A Deposit of £350.00 is required to secure your space. £60 Admin Fee (non-refundable)
  • This deposit & admin fee is to secure your non-funded/private hours.
  • We do not charge deposits/admin fees for 100% Funded hours
  • Non funded hours/Private hours: Deposit remains with the nursery until you decide to give 4 weeks’ notice to leave. The deposit is only refunded through your last month’s fees if your child has been with us for 3 months, plus 4 weeks’ written notice
  • Funded hours: You are not obliged to give us notice for the funded hours however, we respectfully ask that you give as much notice as possible whilst also paying due regard to our notice period for non-funded hours.

Funded Hours– here’s how it works at Shortlands
  • The funding starts the academic school term (September/January/April) after your child turns 9mths/2yrs/3yrs, depending on how old your child is when they join us.
  • 30HRS: The maximum number of funded hours your child can receive is 1140 hours per academic year for working families. This is equivalent to 30HRS for 38 weeks of the year.
  • Little Cherubs Sydenham offers the 30 hours funding Term time only over 38 week the remaining 14 weeks are charged at our normal daily rate.
  • 15 HRS: The maximum number of funded hours your child can receive is 570 hours per academic year for Early Learning 2YR Olds (EL2YO) the 3&4YR Universal. This is equivalent to 15HRS for 38 weeks of the year
  • Little Cherubs Sydenham Stretches offers the 15 hours funding Term time only over 38 week the remaining 14 weeks are charged at our normal daily rate.
  • Each term we total the allocated funding and non-founded hours and spread the cost evenly over the term

Additional charges:
  • Any hours not claimed can be used at an additional childcare provider
  • Government funding is intended to deliver up to 30 hours of free, high quality, flexible early education and care each week to children under 5 years old.
  • Funded hours are accessible free of charge to parents/carers; Government funding is not intended to cover the costs of meals, consumables, extra activities, additional hours or additional services.

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