FEES
When you sign your child up to start at First Steps Nursery we take a deposit to hold their place, which is non-refundable. The deposit is two times your weekly price. We retain your deposit while your child is in nursery and is taken off your final fees when you give 4 full weeks’ notice to leave the nursery. Nursery fees must be paid in advance in your child’s first day in nursery each week. Fees can be paid by standing order and tax free childcare scheme.
Nursery Price List (September 2026 to September 2027)
Baby Rooms (+9 month - up to 2 years )
Toddler Rooms ( 2 - 3 Year Old's )
Pre School Rooms ( 3 Year Old's )
Term Time Places ( 2 - 5 year old's )
Meals included (depending on sessions attended):
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Breakfast - up to 8:30am (not available if you attend for a morning session only or a free place)
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Morning snack – available to all children
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Hot meal for lunch – available to all children
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Hot meal for tea – available to all children
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Evening snack – available to all children
Extra hour: £1.00
Prices are fully inclusive of the opening hours/session times. It also includes nappies, wipes and a variety of creams. The price also includes breakfast (up to 8:15am), mid morning snack, hot home cooked meal for lunch, hot home cooked meal for tea and an afternoon snack.
An overview of the childcare support schemes available:
30 hours childcare for eligible working families in England
Available for children aged 9 months to 4 years.
Eligibility for 30 hours childcare - Best Start in Life
15 hours childcare for all families in England
For all children aged 3-4 years.
Eligibility for 15 hours childcare for your 3 year old - Best Start in Life
Early Learning for 2 year old's
For children aged 2 years. 15 hours of early learning each week (over 38 weeks of the year) for families in England who get extra support, like those on Universal Credit or children with an Education, Health, and Care Plan
Eligibility for Early Learning for 2 year old's - Best Start in Life.
Early learning for 2-year-olds
Tax-Free Childcare.
If you're a working parent or care, you can get a £2 top-up for every £8 that you pay towards childcare.
Eligibility - Best Start in Life
Universal Credit childcare
For working families claiming Universal Credit
Eligibility for Universal Credit Childcare - Best Start in Life
Care to Learn.
Childcare support for parents studying on a publicly-funded course in England, who were under 20 when their course began
Care to Learn: Overview - GOV.UK
Applying for Funding
How and when you need to apply for your childcare funding depends on your child’s age, the scheme and some other factors. You might be wondering when your child will be able to use the 15 and 30 hours of government funding. It’s all down to when their birthday falls, so make sure you plan ahead. For Working Family Funding, you’ll need to apply online for an eligibility code. You should be applying for your eligibility code for funding at least 3 months before you wish to access it. But remember you cannot apply for your code and use it in the same term.
Don’t forget! Every three months, sign into your HMRC childcare account to reconfirm your working family funding eligibility code. If you forget, you might lose your funding for the following term, which means you’ll have to pay our standard fee for any time. If this is first claim your code must be valid and can not be in the grace period.
