With parents' and carers' needs in mind, we are open from 7.30 am to 6.30 pm, Monday to Friday, 51 weeks a year.
Our sessions times are Monday - Friday:
Full-day hours are 7.30am to 6.30pm.
Half-day hours are morning - 7.30am to 1pm, and afternoon - 1pm to 6.30pm.
Funded Hours are offered between 9:16am to 1pm and/or 1pm to 4:44pm.
The nursery will be closed on all Bank Holidays (normal charges still apply).
We are also closed between Christmas and the New Year.
(Rates will apply from 1st September 2026)
| Age | Full Day Rate | Half Day Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 0-2 years | £98.00 | £55.00 |
| 2-3 years | £97.00 | £54.00 |
| 3-5 years | £96.00 | £57.00 |
(Rates will apply from 1st September 2026)
| Age | Full Day Rate |
|---|---|
| 0-2 years | £79.50 |
| 2-3 years | £78.00 |
| 3-5 years | £77.00 |
Toad Hall Day Nursery can offer private only, a mix of private and funded or funded only childcare to eligible parents in line with the government funding schemes. All places are subject to availability. Changes to private agreements require a minimum of 1 months’ notice.
We can offer 4 different childcare options:
These options cannot be mixed across different sessions/days your child attends (1 option per child).
Private only sessions
(this option does not include any government funding)
Parents can request sessions in line with our full day (7:30am – 6:30pm), morning (7:30am – 1pm) and afternoon (1pm – 6:30pm) sessions, Monday to Friday.
For parents choosing this option our expert team will provide all the food to meet your child’s needs throughout their sessions. We take great pride in our menu ensuring it meets all nutritional advice and guidelines, catering for all individual food allergies and intolerances.
For a full 11 hour day we will provide:
This service is included in our session rate (listed above), parents are welcome to provide food however no reduction/discounts will be available.
We will also provide all typical consumables to meet your child’s need throughout their sessions these include:
How our funded sessions work:
We offer government funded hours stretched over 51 weeks per year, and a total of 10 funded sessions a week. Our funded only sessions are Monday to Friday, between 9:16am – 1pm and 1pm to 4:44pm.
Stretching the funding gives parents the benefits of all year round (51weeks) childcare and enables parents to claim a maximum of 22.35hours per week (22hrs 21mins).
Stretched 30hrs funding
30 hrs x 38 weeks = 1140hrs per year
1140 ÷ 51weeks = 22.35hrs (22hrs 21mins) per week
Stretched 15hrs funding
15 hrs x 38 weeks = 570hrs per year
570 ÷ 51weeks = 11.17hrs (11hrs 10mins) per week
This enables Parents eligible to claim 30 hours per week and utilise a maximum of 6 funded sessions per week. Parents eligible to claim 15 hours per week can utilise a maximum of 3 funded sessions per week.
Any funded hours due to fall on a bank holiday will be utilised during alternative sessions your child attends. For example, if attending full time, instead of a funded session being on a Monday bank holiday, this would be moved to the Thursday of that week. If this is not possible due to the sessions your child attends, your funded hours will be utilised during ‘private sessions’ to ensure parents received the full benefits of their funded hours. A note will be added to your invoice as to which private sessions your funded hours have been allocated to.
We ensure all funded hours are in line with statutory guidance and are provided free to parents. All funded hours require a 2 week notice period to terminate.
Working closely with parents to find the care that’s right for you; we are able to offer a choice of 3 ways our funded childcare is delivered:
Our mixed complete option (Most popular):
This option is available to parents eligible to claim the free funded hours offered as part of the governments funding schemes and require additional private hours. In addition to childcare parents would also like for us to provide both food and consumables.
Parents can request sessions in line with our full day (7:30am – 6:30pm), morning (7:30am – 1pm) and afternoon (1pm – 6:30pm) sessions, Monday to Friday.
These sessions are then made up of (subject to individual funding entitlement):
For sessions where no funding entitlement is applied, for example, you have already utilised your maximum 6 funded sessions for the week, these will be made up of private hours only.
Our private hourly rate it calculated at our session rate divided number of hours in the session.
The free funded hours offered by the government does not cover food and consumables.
For parents choosing this option our expert team will provide all the food to meet your child’s needs throughout their sessions. We take great pride in our menu ensuring it meets all nutritional advice and guidelines, catering for all individual food allergies and intolerances.
For a full 11 hour day we will provide:
Parents will be charged £7.45 per funded session for food.
Parents claiming 6 funded sessions per week = Total food cost (£7.50 x 6) £44.7 per week
We will also provide all typical consumables to meet your child’s needs throughout their sessions these include:
Parents will be charged £1.88 per funded session for consumables.
Parents are welcome to provide their own individual items however, no reductions/discounts will be available.
Parents claiming 6 funded sessions per week = Total consumables cost (£1.88 x 6) £11.28 per week
Example costings per week (actual costs may vary):
2–3 Years old, 3 full days per week with 30hrs Funding:
Childcare:
| Total Hours Attended | Funded Hours | Private Hours | Private Hours Rate | Private Hours Total | |
| 33 | 22.35 (22hrs 21mins) | 10.65 (10hrs 39mins) | £8.32 | £88.61 |
Optional Extras:
| No. Funded Sessions | Food Rate Per Funded Session | Food Total | Consumable Rate Per Funded Session | Consumable Total | Optional Extra Total | ||
| 6 | £7.45 | £44.70 | £1.88 | £11.28 | £55.98 |
| Total Cost Per Week |
| £144.59 |
Our mixed option:
This option is available to parents eligible to claim the free funded hours offered as part of the governments funding schemes and also require additional private hours but with no additional optional extras.
Parents can request sessions in line with our full day (7:30am – 6:30pm), morning (7:30am – 1pm and afternoon (1pm – 6:30pm) sessions, Monday to Friday.
These sessions are then made up of
For sessions where no funding entitlement is applied, for example, you have already utilised your maximum 6 funded sessions for the week, these will be made up of private hours only.
Our private hourly rate it calculated at our session rate divided by the number of hours in the session.
The free funded hours offered by the government does not cover food and consumables. In choosing this option parents are ‘opting out’ of the nursery supplying food and consumables, parents will be required to provide all food and consumables for their child’s full sessions. All food and consumables will need to be supplied daily as we are unable to store bulk supplies for individual children.
For a full 11 hour day, this includes:
Food:
Food required will depend on the sessions your child attends (morning or afternoon) as well as their individual needs.
All meals will need to be cold options as we are unable to reheat food and must not contain any nut products. We will endeavour to but cannot guarantee that all food will be stored in fridges therefore must be suitable to be stored at room temperature. All food must be supplied in accordance with the Governments early years nutrition guidelines and prepared appropriately for your child (ready to eat).
For more information on the early years nutrition guidelines please visit:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-nutrition
Consumables:
This includes all consumables required to care for your child.
Typical consumables are:
It is the parents’ responsibility to ensure their child has sufficient/appropriate food and consumables for their session. In the event a parent fails to provide food and/or for their child when ‘opted out’, the nursery will endeavour to contact you asking you to bring the correct supplies in. Should this not be possible, in line with the nurseries responsivities we will provide food and/or consumables for your child and a subsequent invoice will be raised for that session. Should a parent repeatedly fail to provide food and/or consumables for their child once opted out, the nursery will follow its Early Help procedures to ensure parents have any support they may need.
For more information on Early Help, please visit the link below:
https://www.oscp.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Early-help-guide-for-families-Sept-2023.pdf
Example costings per week (actual costs may vary):
2-3 Years old, 3 full days per week with 30hrs Funding:
| Total Hours Attended | Funded Hours | Private Hours | Private Hours Rate | Private Hours Total |
| 33 | 22.35 (22hrs 21mins) | 10.65 (10hrs 39mins) | £8.32 | £88.61 |
| Total Cost Per Week |
| £88.61 |
Our Funded only option:
This option is available to parents eligible to claim the free funded hours offered as part of the governments funding schemes.
Parents only requiring the governments free funded hours can request a maximum of 6 funded session for ‘30 hours per week’ funding or 3 funded sessions for ‘15 hours per week’ funding.
Our funded only offer is free from any charges, fees or deposits to parents. The free funded hours offered by the government does not cover food and consumables.
Parents will be required to provide all food and consumables for their child’s full sessions. All food and consumables will need to be supplies daily as we are unable to store bulk supplies for individual children.
For a full 7hrs 27mins funded day (2 funded sessions), this includes:
Food:
Food required will depend on the sessions your child attends morning / afternoon as well as their individual needs.
All meals will need to be cold options as we are unable to reheat food and must not contain any nut products. We will endeavour to but cannot guarantee that all food will be stored in fridges therefore must be suitable to be stored at room temperature. All food must be supplied in accordance with the Governments early years nutrition guidelines and prepared appropriately for your child (ready to eat).
For more information on the early years nutrition guidelines please visit:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-nutrition
Consumables:
This includes all consumables required to care for your child.
Typical consumables are:
It is the parents’ responsibility to ensure their child has sufficient/appropriate food and consumables for their session. In the event a parent fails to provide food and/or consumables for their child when ‘opted out’, the nursery will endeavour to contact you asking you to bring the correct supplies in. Should this not be possible, in line with the nurseries responsivities we will provide food and/or consumables for your child and a subsequent invoice will be raised for that session. Should a parent repeatedly fail to provide food and/or consumables for their child once opted out, the nursery will follow its Early Help procedures to ensure parents have any support they may need.
For more information on Early Help, please visit the link below:
https://www.oscp.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Early-help-guide-for-families-Sept-2023.pdf
To secure your child’s private hours and optional extras (food & consumables) with Toad Hall Day Nursery, a registration fee of £100 and a deposit equivalent to one week’s fees will be payable in advance; the deposit will be deducted from your child’s annual breakdown when they start.
Payments are due on the last working day of the month, one month in advance. In line with all guidance our annual invoices will clearly display for each month, total hours attended, free hours claimed, private hours to be paid as well as any additional optional charges such as food and consumables. To help balance the cost to parents, your annual total will be divided by 12 equal payments due monthly. Any temporary additional sessions will be invoiced in advance for payment by bank transfer before the date of the additional session. Should your child's regular sessions, funding eligibility or optional charges change, your fees will be re-evaluated, and a new annual invoice will be issued. This will supersede any existing invoices relating to your child.
For more information or to arrange a visit, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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