Fees Facts – Children who are 2 years old
Children can join Lapal Grange Preschool from their 2nd birthday. There are 2 funding options: (i)Fully payable fees or (ii)Subsidised fees with 15 hours free funding under Dudley’s Time for Twos scheme and some fees payable for food.
(i)Fully Payable Fees
If you do not qualify for Time For Twos (detailed below) then the fees payable are:
- Registration Fee £60 - one off fee payable when child joins us. This covers staff time for your Home Visit before joining us, a book-bag, a purple legionnaire sun hat and sun care for the duration of your child’s time with us (meaning you don’t have to worry about sun cream)
- Morning Session £26.50 - includes breakfast/morning snack and lunch
- Afternoon Session £23.50 - includes afternoon snack
- PE - optional PE sessions. These are sessions run by an external coach on two mornings a week. The cost is £6 per month per session and is completely optional. If you would like your child to take part let us know and we will invoice you once they have started. If you would like a free taster session to see if they like the session before committing to the payment, then please let us know.
- Tax Free Childcare may be available to you which saves you 20% on all the above fees. Look at the following link to see if you are eligible - https://www.gov.uk/tax-free-childcare
- Your child will become eligible for Government funding of 15 or 30 hours from the term after their 3rd Then fees will be calculated as for section (ii) below ie food is payable plus the 39th week. You can see whether you will be eligible for 30 hours at https://www.gov.uk/30-hours-free-childcare
- Tax free childcare can be used alongside 30 hours free childcare.
(ii)Government Funding Time for Twos plus fees for food/sessions
Some two-year-olds may be able to get up to 15 hours of free childcare. This is known as Time for Twos in Dudley. It applies to anyone who attends our setting regardless of their address – Sandwell and Birmingham children are also covered.
You can apply for a Time for Twos place for your child as soon as they have had their second birthday. The free childcare place runs for three terms until your child moves in to their free early education place the term after their third birthday.
There are still some fees to be paid over and above the Government funding as follows:
- Registration Fee £60 - one off fee payable when child joins us. This covers staff time for your Home Visit before joining us, a bookbag, a purple legionnaire sun hat and sun care for the duration of your child’s time with us (meaning you don’t have to worry about sun cream)
- Morning Session £4.50 - breakfast/morning snack and lunch
- Afternoon Session £1.50 - afternoon snack
- Session fees **Government funding only covers 38 weeks of the year, and we are open for 39 weeks so there is always 1 week maximum per year that is payable, depending on our opening dates. This costs an extra £22 per session so for a 15 hour place this will cost up to £110. This is the maximum you will pay on top of the food fees and will be spread over 11 months**. This is payable by everyone as we must staff up for the 39th week so if you take a place with us you are committing to this 39th
- PE - optional PE sessions. These are sessions run by an external coach on two mornings a week. The cost is £6 per month per session and is completely optional. If you would like your child to take part let us know and we will invoice you once they have started. If you would like a free taster session to see if they like the session before committing to the payment then please let us know.
Extra hours above 15 hours - if you want more than 15 hours then any extra sessions will be chargeable at the full session price of £26.50 or £23.50 depending on the extra session
Time for Twos
Eligibility for two-year-olds
Two-year-olds are eligible for 15 hours of free early years provision if:
The parent(s) claim one of the following benefits:
- Income Support
- income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Universal Credit – if a parent is entitled to Universal Credit they must have an annual net earned income equivalent to and not exceeding £15,400, assessed on up to three of the parent’s most recent Universal Credit assessment periods.
- tax credits and have an annual income of under £16,190 before tax
- the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
- support through part six of the Immigration and Asylum Act
- the Working Tax Credit four week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
- Parents who are excluded from claiming public funds as a consequence of their immigration status, or their lack of immigration status
- Parents who are in receipt of support under section 17 of the Children Act 1989
- The children of these families will be entitled to a free place if their parents are working and meet similar low-level income requirements to others eligible for the scheme (e.g. a household income of £15,400 a year or less after tax).
Or the child:
- has a statement of special educational needs made under section 324 of the Education Act 1996
- has an Education, Health and Care plan prepared under section 37 of the Children and Families Act 2014
- is in receipt of Disability Living Allowance under section 71 of the Social Security and Contributions and Benefits Act 1992
- is looked after by a local authority (under section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) or by a local authority in Wales within the meaning given by section 74(1) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
- is no longer looked after by a local authority as a result of an adoption order, a special guardianship order or a child arrangement order (within the meaning of section 8(1) of the Children Act 1989 or section 74(1) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014) which relates to either or both of the following:
- with whom the child is to live
- when the child is to live with any person.
Any queries please email lapalgrangeoffice@yahoo.com
Sessional care hours during term time:
We are extremely flexible to meet you and your child’s need.
If you require childcare in Halesowen, give us a call today on 0121 421 2265 and speak to Stella Lowe or any of the team for further details.
