Fees and Funding

Fees vary slightly between our nurseries depending on location, age group and session type.

As a guide:

• Full-day childcare typically costs around £77 to £95 per day depending on nursery and age group, but many parents are eligible for government funding which significantly reduces the bill.
• A 14% discount is available for children attending five full days per week.
• A 10% sibling discount is available for older siblings when more than one child attends a Kid Ease nursery.

Each nursery publishes its own detailed fee guide and we'll always be happy to talk through costs based on your child's age and the sessions you require.

Kid Ease accepts all major government-funded childcare entitlements.

Working Parent Entitlement (9 months to 4 years)

Eligible working parents may be able to access up to 1,140 funded hours per year.

This can be taken:

• As 30 hours per week over 38 weeks of the year (term time only), or
• As 24 hours per week stretched across approximately 48 weeks of the year.

You will need an HMRC childcare eligibility code to access this funding. Please apply and provide your code to the nursery for validation during the term before you wish to claim funding.

Universal Entitlement (3 & 4 Year Olds)

All eligible 3 and 4 year olds can receive up to 570 funded hours per year, regardless of family income or employment status.

This can be used term time only or stretched across the year.

Early Learning for 2s

Some 2 year olds qualify for funded childcare if their family receives certain forms of government support or meets specific eligibility criteria.

If you're unsure whether your child qualifies, our team will be happy to help.

Government funding covers childcare provision only. Depending on the nursery and the sessions chosen, there may be additional charges for:

• Meals
• Certain consumables (such as nappies for over 2s / size 6+)
• Additional childcare hours outside the funded entitlement

These charges vary between nurseries and are set out in each nursery’s fee guide. They will always be explained clearly before registration.

We provide nappies for younger children and Sudocrem. Please bring any other creams your child needs. We do not charge extra for experiences such as outings, French lessons and Forest School sessions where they are offered. We believe every child should be able to take part in everything nursery has to offer, whatever their family’s circumstances.

Yes. Kid Ease operates for 51 weeks per year, whereas government funding is usually available across up to approximately 48 weeks of the year when stretched.

During the weeks not covered by funding, families have the option to:

• Take a break from nursery attendance; or
• Purchase additional private sessions at the nursery's standard fees.

We'll explain how this works before registration and provide a funding calendar showing how your child's entitlement is allocated throughout the year.

Tax-Free Childcare is an additional government scheme, separate from funded childcare, which gives you an additional £2 for every £8 you pay into a Tax-Free Childcare account, up to a maximum government contribution of £2,000 per child, per year.

Once your Tax-Free Childcare account has been set up:

1. Log in to your Tax-Free Childcare account.
2. Search for and select your Kid Ease nursery.
3. Transfer money into your childcare account.
4. The government will automatically add its contribution.
5. Make payment directly from your childcare account to Kid Ease.

We recommend allowing a few working days for payments to reach your nursery account and ensuring payments are made before invoice due dates.

If you're unsure how much to pay or need help setting up payments, your Nursery Manager will be happy to help.

Yes. Many families use both schemes together.

Yes. If you're using the Working Parent Entitlement, your eligibility code must be reconfirmed with HMRC every three months.

HMRC usually sends reminders, but it remains the parent's responsibility to ensure their code stays active.

If a code expires or is not renewed, funding may stop and nursery charges may become payable.

If you're unsure when your code needs renewing, please speak to your Nursery Manager and we'll do our best to help.

Every family is different and childcare funding can be confusing.

The easiest way to understand what support is available is to speak to us.

We'll be happy to explain:

• What funding your child may qualify for
• Whether Tax-Free Childcare could save you money
• How funding can be stretched across the year
• What your likely monthly costs would be
• Which attendance pattern may work best for your family