Fees & Funding 

Fees

We offer a number of options which include a full day from 7:30am to 6:00pm (including breakfast) to shorter days of 8 hours per day.

Our fees are all inclusive and include meals, snacks, nappies and other consumables.

We also offer spaces that can utilise the government early years funded childcare.  

Government Early Years Funded Hours
Click this link to view Grove Villa’s 2 year old & 3-4yr old Funding Offer

Government Early Years Funded Hours

2-year-olds funded childcare

The government provides a funded childcare scheme which offers funded childcare for eligible 2-year-olds. The scheme includes a total of 15 hours of funded childcare for 38 weeks, totalling 570 hours per year.  Grove Villa Childcare is open all year round (50 weeks of the year), which means we will stretch this funding, totalling up to 11.4 hours per week. 

To be eligible of receiving 15 hours funded childcare for your 2-year-old, you must be receiving one of the following benefits: 

•  Income support 

• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) 

• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) 

•  Universal Credit, and your household income is £15,400 a year or less after tax, not including benefit payments 

•  The guaranteed element of Pension Credit 

•  Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit (or both), and your household income is £16,190 a year or less before tax 

•  The Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit) 

To check full eligibility criteria please visit: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ 

Government funding is intended to cover the cost to deliver 15 or 30 hours a week of free, high-quality, flexible childcare. It is not intended to cover the cost of meals, consumables, resources, or additional hours. 

A consumables charge will be applied to all funded hours to cover these costs.

3-4-year-olds funded childcare

Universal 15 Hours

All children aged 3 to 4 in England are eligible to claim 15 hours funded childcare sessions per week, totalling 570 hours per year. The scheme includes a total of 15 hours of funded childcare for 38 weeks, totalling 570 hours per year. Grove Villa Childcare is open all year round (50 weeks of the year), which means we will stretch this funding, totalling up to 11.4 hours per week. 

30 hours extended funded childcare (working families)

30 hours funded childcare for 3- and 4-year-olds is a scheme in the UK that provides eligible families with up to 30 hours of funded childcare per week for their children. 

Your eligibility of receiving 30 hours funded childcare for your 3- or 4-year-old, depends on: 

• If you are working 

• Your income (and your partner’s income if applicable) 

• Your child’s age and circumstances 

• Your immigration status 

The scheme offer an additional 15 hours of funded childcare on top of the ‘Universal 15 hours funding’ across 38 weeks, totalling 570 hours per year. Grove Villa Childcare is open all year round (50 weeks of the year), which means we will stretch this funding, totalling up to 11.4 hours per week. 

If you are eligible for the 30 hours extended funding then you will be entitled to 22.8 hours of funded childcare a week at Grove Villa Childcare.  This will comprise of 11.4 hours universal + 11.4 hours extended entitlement.  

Government funding is intended to cover the cost to deliver 15 or 30 hours a week of free, high-quality, flexible childcare. It is not intended to cover the cost of meals, consumables, resources, or additional hours. 

To check full eligibility criteria please visit: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

Expansion of the Early Years Funding Scheme

9+ months to 2 year-old’s

Families with children aged between nine months and two-years-olds aren’t currently eligible for any funded hours. However, the government has announced that:

  • from September 2024, all eligible working parents of children aged nine months up to two-years-old will be able to access funding for 570 hours a year (11.4 hours a week over 50 weeks).

  • from September 2025, all eligible working parents of children aged nine months up to three-years-old will be able to access funding for 1140 hours a week (22.8 hours over 50 weeks).

There are currently no plans to provide funded places for children aged under nine months.

2 year-old’s

  • from April 2024, all eligible working parents of two-year-olds will be able to access funding for 11.4 hours per week of education and care for 50 weeks of the year (570 hours).

  • from September 2025, all eligible working parents of children aged nine months up to three-years-old will able to access funding for 22.8 hours per week of education and care for 50 weeks of the year.

Three- and four-year-olds

The government is not currently proposing any changes to the funded entitlements for three- and four-year-olds.

What happens if I become ineligible for the offer, for example, because I lose my job?

If you no longer meet the eligibility criteria, your child’s 30-hours place will continue to be funded for a ‘grace period’. You should discuss this with your childcare provider if and when you lose eligibility.

Where can I take up my free entitlement?

The offer can be delivered by a range of approved providers which include:

  • Childminders
  • Nurseries
  • Nursery classes in schools and academies
  • Nurseries based in a Children’s Centre
  • Private day nurseries, playgroups and pre-schools

What about paying using childcare vouchers/Government tax-free childcare?

We accept childcare vouchers schemes and tax free childcare payments.  See www.childcarechoices.gov.uk and www.gov.uk/get-tax-free-childcare for more information.