Fees and funding information
Fees
Nursery fees April 2026- September 2026
Our full fees cover the education fee, meals, non-food consumables and additional activities for your child.
The education fee includes trained, qualified staff to take care of your child, regular updates about your child and their progress at The Nursery School, a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities tailored to the needs and interests of your child, and the use of The Nursery School facilities.
Meals cover the cost of all food and drinks that we provide your child with. This includes a daily morning snack, a hot lunch and an additional afternoon snack.
The consumable fee covers all of the important daily care items needed such as wet wipes, sun cream, nappy cream and nappy sacks.
The activity charge covers messy play resources, baking ingredients and special activity resources for examples Mother’s and Father’s Day gifts.
Children will be required to attend a minimum of two sessions per week at The Nursery School to help them settle into nursery, develop relationships with other children and establish a secure routine (breakfast club and after-school club do not count as sessions).
Full Fees- includes education fee, meals, consumable fee and activity charge
Breakfast Club (8am-8.45am): £5.75
8.45am-3.30pm: £45.52
8.45am- 1pm: £29.64
11.30am-3.30pm: £28.10
After-school club session 1 (3.30pm-4.15pm): £5.75
After-school club session 2 (4.15pm-5pm): £5.00
Additional hours: £6.15 per hour
Fees are reviewed bi-annually in April and September.
If your employer offers Childcare Vouchers, we accept payment from all childcare voucher suppliers.
Funding
We accept funding for 2, 3 & 4-year olds at The Nursery School between the hours of 8am and 5pm each day. This includes Early Learning for 2-year olds funding, Working Parent Entitlement for 2, 3 & 4 year olds, as well as the 3 & 4-year old universal hours.
For children in receipt of government funding, this covers your child’s education fee for 38 weeks of the year during term-time. Funding can be used between the hours of 8am and 5pm.
You will still be asked to pay a food charge, non-food consumable charge and activity charge for each session that your child attends. These charges are optional; however, you will be asked to provide all food, consumables and activity resources for your child if you notify us if you do not wish to pay this optional charge.
Session times Food charge Consumable charge Activity charge
Breakfast Club £0.75 £0.72
8.45am-3.30pm £4.00 £5.92 £0.50
8.45am- 1pm £3.50 £3.54 £0.50
11.30am-3.30pm £3.50 £3.30 £0.50
After school Club
Session 1 £0.75 £0.72
After School Club
Session 2 No food provided £0.72
For more information on funding, eligibility criteria and tax-free childcare, please see the Best Start in Life website: Homepage | Best Start in Life
If you are unsure of what funding or support that your child can access to use at The Nursery School, please contact the Family Information Service by emailing: familyinfo@gloucestershire.gov.uk