ROXETH MEAD SCHOOL FEES
We offer provision for 48 weeks a year. 33 weeks in term time (we follow Independent School term dates) and 15 weeks of holiday club provision.
Term time hours:
Breakfast Club – 8am to 8.30am
Morning session – 8.30am – 12.00 midday
Afternoon session – 12.00 midday to 3.00pm
After School Club – 3.00pm to 4pm
Extended after School Club – 4pm to 5pm
We can offer provision to 5.30pm or 6pm, this needs to be agreed in advance with the Headteacher.
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We offer holiday club from 8am to 4pm / 5pm for each holiday, at additional cost. This gives working parents all year round care should they need it. There are 4 weeks that we are closed – 2 weeks at Christmas and 2 weeks at the end of August in the Summer holiday. We are closed for all Bank Holidays and for 5 staff training days a year.
Government Funding
The Government funds Local Authorities to offer subsidised early education places in settings inspected by Ofsted. We fully participate in offering your child 15 or 30 hours’ subsidised childcare per week. The money we claim from the Local Authority will be taken off your bill. Currently, this will commence the term after your child becomes eligible for funding. Local Authority conditions apply. Extended funding for eligible parents will be rolled out in phases in line with government criteria:
From April 2024, working parents of children aged 2 will be able to access 15 hours subsidised childcare.
From September 2024, working parents of children aged 9 months and above will be able to access 15 hours subsidised childcare.
From September 2025, working parents of children aged 9 months and above will be entitled to 30 hours subsidised childcare per week.
Funded Early Education entitlement commences the term after they become eligible.
To qualify for the 9 months plus funding each parent (or the sole parent in a lone parent family) will need to earn, on average, at least the equivalent of 16 hours on the national minimum wage per week and no more than £100,000 per year. Self- employed parents and parents on zero-hours contracts will be eligible if they meet the average earnings criteria.
To find out more please visit the Childcare Choices website. https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
Please note: Whilst we participate in 15 and 30 hours subsidised funded entitlement to Early Years Education this does not guarantee the availability of a place.
Tax-Free Childcare
Roxeth Mead Nursery is registered to accept payments from Tax-Free Childcare accounts. Tax-Free Childcare is a more accessible alternative to the Employer Childcare Voucher scheme offering tax efficient savings when paying for your nursery fees. Tax-Free Childcare will be open to all qualifying parents, unlike childcare vouchers which can only be bought by people whose employer offers the scheme. It is a scheme by which the government will top up a designated childcare bank account by 20p for every 80p deposited, up to a maximum of £2,000 per child per year.
Tax-Free Childcare can be used alongside the 15 and 30 hours funded entitlement to Early Years Education and will support families with their childcare costs.
To find out if you are eligible or for more detailed information and how to register, please visit the Government Childcare Service website https://www.gov.uk/get-tax-free-childcare
Childcare Vouchers
We accept Childcare Vouchers from employers who offer this benefit to their eligible employees as an e-voucher. Vouchers are non-taxable and exempt from NI contributions for employees, whilst offering NI savings for employers. Both parents are eligible to claim as long as they are both in employment.