Funding and Fees

For children aged 9 months to 4 years.

Eligible working families can apply for 30 hours of childcare to use from the term after their child turns 9 months until they reach school age.

If you live and work in England you may be entitled to 30 hours funded childcare support from the term after your child turns 9 months old, until they start school.

You can usually get funded childcare for working parents if you (and your partner, if you have one) are:

• In work or starting a new job
• On sick leave or annual leave
• On shared parental, maternity, paternity or adoption leave

The amount of funded childcare you can get depends on:

• Your child’s age and circumstances
• Your income (and your partner’s income, if you have one)
• Your immigration status

To apply for funding you will need to visit the Best Start in Life website. This will provide more information about each funding type, the eligibility criteria for each type of funding and a checker to be able to see what you are entitled to.

Better Start in Life

15 hours of early learning funding each week for families in England who get extra support, like those on Universal Credit or children with an Education, Health, and Care Plan.

Your 2-year-old can get 15 hours funded early learning if you live in England and get any 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

Your benefits will not be affected if you take up the Early Learning funding for 2 year olds offer.

2-year-olds can also get funded childcare if they:

• Are looked after by a local authority
• Have an education, health and care (EHC) plan
• Get Disability Living Allowance
• Have left care under an adoption order, special guardianship order or a child arrangements order

No income thresholds apply to this.

To apply for funding you will need to visit the Best Start in Life website. This will provide more information about each funding type, the eligibility criteria for each type of funding and a checker to be able to see what you are entitled to.

Better Start in Life

15 hours childcare for all families in England All 3 and 4-year-olds who live in England are entitled to this offer irrespective of income levels, benefit status, or family circumstances.

You do not need to apply online for this funding, but you can see look online to check eligibility.

Speak to the nursery who can arrange this funding for you.

Early Years Pupil Premium

If your child is aged 3 or 4 and you are receiving this 15 hours childcare, and receiving some additional forms of support, you may also be eligible for Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP). EYPP is paid to childcare providers and gives them additional funding to support learning and development for children.

Please speak to your nursery manager for more information.

For working families claiming Universal Credit with children under 17.

You can claim back up to 85% of eligible childcare costs.

Upfront childcare costs may be available to eligible parents moving in to work or increasing hours.

You need to be either:

• In paid work
• Starting a job in the next month
• If you live with a partner, you both need to be in paid work, unless your partner cannot look after your children.

It does not matter how many hours you work – there is no minimum although the hours of childcare provided must relate to the hours that you are in work.

It must be paid work, so you’re not eligible if you are volunteering and only getting money for expenses.

If you’re on sick leave, you may also be eligible if you’re getting Statutory Sick Pay.

If you’re on maternity, paternity or adoption leave, you may also be eligible if you’re getting one of the following:

• Statutory Maternity Pay
• Statutory Paternity Pay
• Statutory Shared Parental Pay
• Statutory Adoption Pay
• Maternity Allowance

To apply for funding you will need to visit the Best Start in Life website. This will provide more information about each funding type, the eligibility criteria for each type of funding and a checker to be able to see what you are entitled to.

Better Start in Life

For eligible working parents who can get a £2 top-up for every £8 towards the cost of their childcare.

To be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare, you, and your partner (if you have one), must:

• Be at least 16 years old
• Be in the UK, or treated as being in the UK
• Be responsible for the child you are applying for
• Be in qualifying paid work, which can include being, Self-employed, In shared parental, maternity, paternity, or adoption leave and on sick leave or annual leave
• Expect to earn on average at least a weekly amount equivalent to 16 hours a week at the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage over the next 3 months
• Not have adjusted net income (ANI) of more than £100,000 per year. If you or your partner have an expected ANI income over £100,000 in the current tax year you will not be eligible.,Foreign income is part of adjusted net income calculation, so worldwide income must be included when assessing ANI.
• Not be in receipt of Universal Credit or Childcare Vouchers

If you’re not currently working, you may still be eligible if your partner is working, and you get any of the following:

• Incapacity Benefit
• Severe Disablement Allowance
• Carer’s Allowance or (in Scotland only) Carer Support Payment
• Contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance
• National insurance credits on the grounds of incapacity for work or limited capability for work

To apply for funding you will need to visit the Best Start in Life website. This will provide more information about each funding type, the eligibility criteria for each type of funding and a checker to be able to see what you are entitled to.

Better Start in Life

For families where one or both of the parents are studying.

School or sixth form

You could get weekly payments through Care to Learn if you’re under 20 at the start of a publicly-funded course, for example at school or sixth form.

Further education

You can apply for Learner Support to pay for childcare if you’re 20 or over and in further education, for example studying for an NVQ, BTEC or PGCE. You could also get weekly payments through Care to Learn.

Full-time higher education

You can apply for a Childcare Grant if you’re in full-time higher education to pay for childcare costs for children:

• under 15
• under 17 if they have special needs

To apply for funding you will need to visit the Best Start in Life website. This will provide more information about each funding type, the eligibility criteria for each type of funding and a checker to be able to see what you are entitled to.

Better Start in Life

You might be able to use this offer with one of the other childcare costs offers.

Any of the following schemes:

Tax-Free Childcare For working families. Age: 0-11 (or 16 if disabled). Claim: Get up to £2000 per child.

Universal Credit childcare For working families. Age: 0-16 Claim: Claim back up to 85% of costs.

Can be used with:

30 hours childcare For working families. Age: 9 months – 4 years

15 hours childcare For all families in England. Age: 3 – 4 years

Early Learning for 2 year olds 15 hours of early learning each week for families in England who get extra support, like those on Universal Credit or children with an Education, Health, and Care Plan.

To apply for funding you will need to visit the Best Start in Life website. This will provide more information about each funding type, the eligibility criteria for each type of funding and a checker to be able to see what you are entitled to.

Better Start in Life

At Nannas, we take a stretched funding approach because we have found that long breaks, such as up to six weeks off nursery during the summer, along with multiple half-term holidays, can be highly disruptive for young children. Research in early childhood development highlights that consistent routines and continuity of learning are essential for supporting children’s emotional security, social development, and ongoing progress. Extended interruptions can lead to regression in learning, difficulty with transitions, and increased anxiety for some children. By stretching the funding across the year, we aim to provide greater stability, maintain momentum in learning, and support children’s overall wellbeing and development.

Funded session options for 15 hours funded only are either:

• 1 x 8:00am-4:00pm and 1 x 8:00am-12:00pm each week- Cost to parents -£0
• 1 x 8:00am-4:00pm and 1 x 12:00pm-4:00pm each week- Cost to parents -£0
• 3 x 8am-12pm or 12pm-4pm each week- Cost to parents -£0

This totals to 12 hours per week, 48 weeks per year (the equivalent to 15 hours per week over 38 weeks per year).

Funded session options for 30 hours funded only are:

• 3 x 8:00am-4:00pm each week- Cost to parents -£0

This totals to 24 hours per week, 48 weeks per year (the equivalent to 30 hours per week over 38 weeks per year).

Please speak to the nursery manager to discuss availability and term dates

If your child attends nursery on a full-day basis throughout all 52 weeks of the year, their funded hours will be evenly distributed across the year to support consistent care and learning. The funding will be applied proportionately each month and deducted from your invoice, helping to make budgeting more manageable, with only the remaining balance to be paid.

Please note we can only claim 10 hours of funding a day maximum.

Hawthorn Avenue

July 2026-June 2027

• Full Day (6:30am-6:30pm) £94.43
• Morning Session (6:30am-12:30pm) £59.56
• Afternoon Session (12:30pm-6:30pm) £59.56

All NHS employees please see Turner Road details

Turner Road (Exclusive NHS workplace nursery)

March 2026-February 2027

• Full Day NHS Package (6:30am-6:30pm) £81.05
• Morning Session NHS Package (6:30am-12:30pm) £62.39
• Afternoon Session NHS Package (12:30pm-6:30pm) £62.39

All NHS employees who would like to choose our NHS Package,please see the separate dropdown below for further information

• Full Day Non NHS Package (6:30am-6:30pm) £86.64
• Morning Session Non NHS Package (6:30am-12:30pm) £54.74
• Afternoon Session Non NHS Package (12:30pm-6:30pm) £54.74

Cowper Crescent

September 2025-August 2026

• Full Day (6:30am-6:30pm) £75.81
• Morning Session (6:30am-12:30pm) £57.94
• Afternoon Session (12:30pm-6:30pm) £57.94

All NHS employees please see Turner Road details

All fees are reviewed annually

Optional Extras

We offer a variety of weekly extracurricular activities across different days and age groups—please speak to the Nursery Manager for more details.

• Nannas Forest School-Led weekly by our qualified Forest School Leader and Teacher, Jasmine, providing rich outdoor learning experiences for the children- £2 a session
• Performing Arts Sessions-Weekly performing arts sessions led by a qualified dance instructor,to inspire creativity, confidence, and self-expression-£2 a session
• Sports Sessions- Our qualified sports coach leads weekly games and activities designed to keep children healthy, active, and enjoying teamwork.-£2 a session

Discounted Rates

We are proud to offer an exclusive range of discounts to support the families who support our community. Available for;

• Emergency Services
• Teachers
• Armed Forces
• We are also proud to offer sibling discounts

Please speak to the nursery manager for more information.

We are delighted to offer an opt in exclusive NHS Package at a discounted rate that deliver's a fully inclusive childcare package across the whole year

This exclusive package includes:

• Extended opening hours with flexible drop off and collection times throughout the day
• Holiday entitlement
• Nappies,wipes & nappy cream
• Breakfast, morning snack,2 course homemade lunch,pm snack and light tea
• Events, including Easter bunny visit,Graduation, Nativity, Christmas party, Father Christmas and his real life reindeer,nursery competitions, external visitors and many more!