Fees, Sessions, Opening Hours & Funding
We offer a range of flexible sessions between 7.30am and 6pm to suit different family needs. Fees vary depending on the hours and sessions required.
The fees for Kingsley Explorers are shown below. These are the full fees which are applicable to families who are not eligible for any government funding. This is the full, unfunded cost of care at Kingsley Explorers. All children must attend nursery for a minimum of two sessions, regardless of the funding used.
Fees
Registration fee:
A registration fee of £50 is payable to register your child for nursery. Families using only Government-funded hours will not pay this fee.
Session fees:
These are the standard fee costs with no funding applied – please see section below for costs with funding.
| Sessions | From 0-2 years | 2-4 years |
|---|---|---|
| Morning: 8am-1pm | £60 | £55 |
| Afternoon: 1pm-6pm | £60 | £55 |
| Full day: 8am-6pm | £98 | £95 |
| Weekly: (5 days) 8am-6pm | £405 | £400 |
All fees above include meals, drinks and snacks for the booked session. Please note the nursery is closed on all bank holidays. As our fees are calculated based on annual operating costs and reserved childcare places, bank holidays are charged as part of the normal fee structure and are not refunded or exchanged for alternative sessions.
Session fees with EEF funding
Funded sessions – with additional, chargeable sessions
Subject to eligibility, children may receive either 15 funded hours or 30 funded hours per week for 38 weeks of the year. As Explorers is open for 51 weeks per year, we stretch these funded hours evenly across the weeks we are open.
This means:
- 15 funded hours per week (term time only) = 11 hours 10 minutes per week across 51 weeks
- 30 funded hours per week (term time only) = 22 hours 20 minutes per week across 51 weeks
If are using funded hours for your child, the equivalent stretched funded entitlement (11 hours 10 minutes or 22 hours 20 minutes each week) will be deducted from your child’s booked sessions before fees are calculated. You will only be charged for any booked session / part session in excess of your funded entitlement.
Families using only the Government entitlement will take sessions equating to ten hours per week (those eligible for 15 hours of funding ) and 20 hours per week (those eligible for 30 hours of funding). Additional sessions may be booked to make use of the additional funded hours which would otherwise be unused and the cost for those is shown below.
Fees for families using Government entitlement
15 hours
First two morning sessions: £0
Additional, partial session (morning or afternoon) utilising remaining 1.2 hours of funded entitlement: £41.80
Additional sessions above entitlement: £55 per morning or afternoon, or £95 per full day
30 hours
First four morning sessions: £0
Additional, partial session (morning or afternoon) utilising remaining 2.4 hours of funded entitlement: £28.60
Additional sessions above entitlement: £55 per morning or afternoon, or £95 per full day
Using funded hours ONLY
Parents who wish to ONLY use funded hours, please note that the funded hours are only permitted to be used alone at these times:
15 hours’ funding
- Wednesday morning 8am–1pm
- Thursday morning 8am–1pm
30 hours’ funding
- Tuesday morning 8am–1pm
- Wednesday morning 8am–1pm
- Thursday morning 8am–1pm
- Friday morning 8am–1pm
All sessions must be booked in advance.
Please note that for funded hours, lunch is not included but is available to be purchased as an additional, optional service. Children not using funded hours will take lunch during these sessions.
Lunch is charged at £3.50 per child.
For families using funded hours and not wishing to purchase lunch, a healthy and nut-free packed lunch may be brought in.
Information for parents using Government-funded hours only
Families are able to access solely funded sessions if those are the only sessions they wish to take up. These sessions are limited to one per day, and session times are shown in the tables above.
For parents who intend to take up Government-funded hours only at Kingsley Explorers, the following will apply:
No registration fee will be needed – contact KE-admissions@warwickschools.co.uk to arrange for the registration fee to be waived
- If you later decide to take up additional, chargeable hours, a registration fee will be payable at that point
- No deposit will be required for families taking up only funded hours.
- All children in Kingsley Explorers can progress to Reception at the Kingsley School if their family wishes, however, this must be confirmed a year prior to starting and a registration fee and deposit paid to the School at that point.
- Uniform is optional at Kingsley Explorers – parents can purchase this if they wish but it is not mandatory.
Additional extras
Early drop off is available from 7.30am at £6 per 30 minutes. Families who are late for collection of their child at the end of their booked session will be subject to a fine.
Parents / carers will be responsible for bringing consumables, including nappies, sunscreen and wipes, for their child.
Lunch is charged at £3.50 for families using funded hours, where lunch is not included.
