We charge a consumable fee of 70p per hour for funded hours to ensure that our costs are covered for your childcare place. We do not want any child to miss out on their Early Education due to financial considerations and therefore offer some bursary places were the consumable cost is covered by the company. To request a bursary place please email finance@littlepeoplenurseries.co.uk directly. Children in receipt of Funded 2year old places under the “disadvantaged” criteria, for example low income families, are automatically allocated a bursary place.
The cost of consumables equates to around £30 per month for a 15 hr place and covers additional items as follows…
Nappies, wipes, sudocrem, facecloths, bibs and bedding (washed in-house in our laundry)
All meals and snacks whilst your child is in attendance with us, prepared by our Nursery Cook onsite, comprising of…
Breakfast – two courses, choice of cereals, toast and fruit
Mid-morning healthy snack – examples are fresh fruit or vegetables with dips, rice cakes, crackers
Lunch – two courses of home cooked meals with vegetables for example lasagne, with garden vegetables follow by desert such as fruit crumble with custard or ice cream
Afternoon snack – examples are fresh fruit or vegetables with dips, rice cakes, crackers, this is different to the morning snack to ensure variety for our children who attend all day.
Afternoon tea – two courses with examples of beans on toast, jacket potato with tuna or choice of fillings, followed by fresh fruit or home baking.
We have several parties and events throughout the year which are included within your consumable charge and additional childcare for these sessions are at no extra cost, for example:
Graduation (school leavers) – this is of term held on a Saturday, and includes graduation gifts for your child such as keepsakes and t-shirts.
Christmas Party/Concert/Sing-a-long – (Schoolroom is often held on a Saturday, with the younger rooms mid-week, your child is invited should it not fall on their usual day, and includes a visit from Santa and a personal gift.
Birthday celebrations- many children like to bake on their birthday and our cooks provide the team with the ingredients to prepare cupcakes or buns for their friends, includes a small gift and card. If you would like to send home your own treats please ensure they are labelled and prepackaged to comply with our allergen policy.
Trips and visits are provided at no extra cost, examples are library, park, Leeds beach, fire station, or local events
Special Guests, Visitors and events- we supply for a variety of extra curricular activities throughout the year at no extra cost, such as drama, zoo/animal visits, bouncy castles, character visits, sports activities, egg/tadpole hatching.
Additional Costs –
Your consumable charge covers your child to enjoy all of the above with the exception of Suncream. For a small additional charge we can provide suncream, complying with recommended standards, for the whole year. This is supplemented by the consumable charge, but not wholly covered by it. Should you wish to provide your own suncream, please ensure it complies with the guidance and is renewed regularly. The current cost is £5 per year per child.
Opt-Out –
Should you prefer not to pay our consumables charge, and have unsuccessfully applied for our free Bursary places, you will need to provide the following daily items, clearly labelled and packaged:
Please provide all Nappies, wipes, cream, bibs (missing items provided by nursery will incur an additional charge, invoiced in arrears at a rate of 50p per event)
Please provide All meals and snacks for your child’s time with us, following guidance from our Healthy Food Policy, and ensuring all food is labeled and packaged to comply with our allergens policy. We are unable to provide additional refrigerated storage and ask that you provide items with a freezer pack. Due to Food Standards Agency compliance we are unable to reheat pre-prepared meals from home. Items should be provided sealed, in original packaging, with details of allergens. Missing/Forgotten meals provided by nursery will incur an additional charge, invoiced in arrears the follow rate per meal: £5.00 for Lunch, £3.00 for Tea, £2.00 for Breakfast & £0.50 for Snack.
Additional events provided will incur a charge per event, examples below:
A trip involving staff public transport and increased ratio, such as Fire Station trip £5
A trip involving increased staff ratio only e.g. Park/Playground/library £3
For trips involving an entrance fee, the cost of the ticket for your child is payable, in addition to the extra staffing cost as above.
Additional childcare for parties and concerts are payable at the Nursery hourly rate, and pre-payable at booking.
Christmas, birthday, graduation, baking for home and gifts are optional under the “opt-out” option and cost £3 per event.
Should you decide that you wish to “Opt-Out” from our consumable charge we cannot offer a “mix and match option”. Due to administrative and practical reasons we are unable to deliver these on an “as and when required” basis. The additional items above must be provided daily, or paid for as they incur, in the event that items are forgotten, not provided, or unpaid for, we will issue a first warning, second warning and third a compulsory application of our consumable charge for the remainder of your place with us.
If you are unable to meet the cost of our consumable charge you are urged to first apply for a Free Bursary Place by emailing Finance@littlepeoplenurseries.co.uk or speak to your nursery manager.
