Fees & Funding
THE FOLLOWING RATES APPLY FROM 1ST JANUARY 2024
BABY ROOM (3 MONTHS - 2 YEARS)
£7.20 per hour
DAY CARE (2 YEARS)
£6.70 per hour
DAY CARE (3&4 YEARS)
£6.20 per hour
If your child’s birthday falls in the middle of a week then the new hourly rate will take effect from the beginning of the next week.
KID'S CLUB
Before school 8.00am - 8.40am £5.00 (including cereal/toast)
After school 3.20pm - 4.00pm £5.00
After 4.00pm £2.10 per half hour (or part of)
SCHOOL HOLIDAY CLUB
Up to 5 hours per day £21.00
Over 5 hours £27.00
LATE COLLECTION FEE
If a child is collected after 6pm a late collection fee of £30 will be charged at the manager’s discretion.
If parents/carers persistently collect their child later than the agreed collection time, a late collection fee of £30 will be charged at the managers discretion.
CANCELLATIONS
Due to OFSTED requirements we have a legal obligation to ensure we have sufficient staff available in the nursery for the care of your child. It will be most helpful if you can inform us as soon as possible if your child is unable to attend at any time. We charge a reduced fee of 50% of the sessional rate for any cancellations.
Please read Bookings, Charges and Cancellation Policy for full details.
FUNDING - FREE EARLY YEARS PLACES FOR CHILDREN AGED 9MONTHS TO 4 YEARS
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9 month-olds (Expanded Entitlement for Working Families)
From September 2024, working families who meet the governments eligibility criteria will be able to access 15 hours per week for babies from 9months old. This will increase to 30 hours per week from September 2025. Parents need to check their eligibility using the online calculator www.gov.uk/childcare-calculator.
Funding for eligible children in this age range will begin the term following them reaching 9 months old. The chart below shows when the funding can begin for eligible children in this age range.
Month Child Born Month child becomes 9 months old Under 2's - Month/Term funding can begin
January October January - Spring Term
February November January - Spring Term
March December January - Spring Term
April January April - Summer Term
May February April - Summer Term
June March April - Summer Term
July April September - Autumn Term
August May September - Autumn Term
September June September - Autumn Term
October July September - Autumn Term
November August September - Autumn Term
December September January - Spring Term
2 year-olds (Disadvantaged Entitlement)
Parents of 2 year-olds are entitled to free early education and childcare if they meet the following criteria: -
You must be getting one of the following:
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Income Support
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Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
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Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
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Support through part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act
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Tax credits and you have an annual income of under £16,190 before tax
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The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
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The Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
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Universal Credit – if you and your partner have a combined income from work of less than £15,400 a year after tax.
Children are also entitled to a place if:
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They’re looked after by a local council
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They have a current Education Health and Care (EHC) Plan
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They get Disability Living Allowance
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They’ve left care under a special guardianship order, child arrangements order or adoption order
2 year-olds (Expanded Entitlement for Working Families)
From April 2024, eligible working families are able to access 15 funded hours per week for 2 year olds. This will increase to 30 hours per week from September 2025. Parents need to check their eligibility using the online calculator www.gov.uk/childcare-calculator.
If your 2-year-old is eligible for either of the above funding entitlements, you can start claiming the term after they turn 2. The date you can claim will depend on when their birthday is. Your child’s birthday must be before:
31 March to be eligible for free nursery education from the Summer Term (April)
31 August to be eligible for free nursery education from the Autumn Term (September)
31 December to be eligible for free nursery education from the Spring term (January)
3-4 year-olds (Universal Entitlement and Extended Entitlement for Working Families)
Your child becomes eligible for a free Government Early Years Education Funded place from the start of the school term after their third birthday. This means that three-year-olds will be able to start a free nursery place in the September, January or April following their third birthday.
Your child’s birthday must be before:
31 March to be eligible for free nursery education from the Summer Term (April)
31 August to be eligible for free nursery education from the Autumn Term (September)
31 December to be eligible for free nursery education from the Spring term (January)
These are the cut off dates. If your child’s birthday is for example on the 1st or 2nd January and the term starts on the 5th January I am afraid their funding will not start until the Summer Term after Easter because they have passed the cut-off date of 31st December.
How many funded hours can my Child have?
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2 Year Olds – Disadvantaged Entitlement – 15 hours
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2 Year Olds – Expanded Entitlement for Working Families – 15 hours
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3&4 Year Olds – Universal Entitlement – 15 hours
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3&4 Year Olds – Extended Entitlement for Working Families – 30 hours
All eligible funded 2, 3 and 4 year-olds are entitled to a maximum of 15 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year.
All eligible working families of 3- and 4-year-olds are entitled to a maximum of 30 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year.
From September 2024, eligible working families are able to register for 15 hours childcare for 9-month-olds.
Parents need to check their eligibility using the online calculator www.gov.uk/childcare-calculator.
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Tax-Free Childcare
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• For working families, including self-employed
• With children under 12 (or under 17 for disabled children)
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If you’re a working parent with children under 12 (or under 17 for disabled children) you can open an online account to pay for registered childcare. The government will top-up the money you pay into the account. For every £8 you pay in, the government will add an extra £2. You can receive up to £2,000 per child, or £4,000 for a child with a disability.
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You, and any partner, must be over 16 and each expect to earn (on average) at least £167 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage). You will not be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare if you or your partner expect to earn £100,000 or more per year.
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You cannot use Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as Childcare Vouchers, Universal Credit or Tax Credits. You can use it with the 15 and 30 hours schemes.
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Please visit https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ for further information.
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THE EARLY YEARS PUPIL PREMIUM (EYPP) FUNDING
From April 2015, nurseries, schools, childminders and other childcare providers are able to claim extra funding through the Early Years Pupil Premium to support children’s development, learning and care. The Early Years Pupil Premium provides an extra 68 pence per hour for two, three and four year old children whose parents are in receipt of certain benefits or who were formally in local authority care.
Oasis can use the extra funding to improve the quality of the early years’ education that we provide for your child. This could include, for example, additional training for our staff on early language, investing in partnership working with our colleagues in the area to further our expertise or supporting our staff in working on specialised areas such as speech and language. At present, with the support of parents, we are using the additional Early Years Pupil Premium funding to continue working alongside Music and Dance Education (MADE) for this academic year. The Music and Dance workers will continue to work with staff and children on a weekly basis to develop their creativity and imaginary play. Each weekly workshop will have a focus around a particular theme, building on the interests expressed by the children. These workshops will provide a wide range of learning opportunities focused around Personal, Social and Emotional Development and Communication and Language Skills to enable children to develop to their full potential. Please see the link below for our Early Years Pupil Premium action plan.
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Click here for Oasis LUDGVAN
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Click here for Oasis MARAZION
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Hollie Empson is the designated EYPP Lead for the Ludgvan Oasis and Briony Sedgeman is the designated EYPP Lead for Marazion Oasis. They work closely with the team from MADE to develop the weekly workshops and monitor the progress of individual children who are in receipt of EYPP funding.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Oasis Centre for further information about the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP).
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