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A Place to Grow, Learn, and Shine

Our session options reflect changing parental needs in today's world! We offer both all-year-round (51 weeks) and term-time-only (42 weeks) options. Our offering doesn't stop there; we offer half days and full days, along with a shorter 9-hour day option. Instead of being stuck with the standard 830 to 530, you can choose your own 9-hour session to suit your family's needs. In addition the fees listed here are the fees you pay, there are no unexpected additions. 

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Welcome to Magnolia Tree

Our Fees

All Year Around
Session Fees

  • 5-Hour Half-Day Sessions

    8 am to 1 pm

    or

    1 pm to 6 pm

    £48.25

    Fee includes the cost of meals during your session

    Shorter Half-Day Sessions

    Minimum of 4 hours a day

    Minimum 15 hours a week

    £9.65ph

    Lunch or Low-Tea: £3.50 per meal

    The shorter half-day session can not finish at 5:15 pm as there will be a clash with our low-tea

    The fee includes all peripatetic classes, events, supplies, breakfast, and snacks.

    EYFE can not be added to sessions shorter than 5 hours, but the shorter sessions can be added to your Full Day scheduled EYFE sessions

  • With 22 Hours of EYFE 

    5 days a week = £61.95

     

    With 20 Hours of EYFE

    4 days a week = £30

    With 15 Hours of EYFE

    Only available with 22 hours of entitlement

    3 days a week = £22.50

    With 11 Hours EYFE

    3 days a week = £55.10

    These fees include a voluntary enrichment fee and any meal fees charged during non-funded hours.

    See our helpful PDF below for more information on the enrichment fees.

    These are the total weekly fees for your sessions. There are no hidden fees.

    Meal fees are included in the fees above, but will be listed separately on your invoice at £3.50 per meal.

  • With EYFE

    8 am to 6 pm sessions can be included in our EYFE offering when choosing two half-day sessions back-to-back.

    The Half-Day Sessions listed here are scheduled for 8 am to 1 pm.

    Shorter half-day sessions can be requested instead.

    The fees listed include all meals, peripatetic classes, events, supplies, breakfast, and snacks.

    These are the total weekly fees you will pay for your sessions. There are no hidden fees

    With 22 Hours EYFE

    2 days a week = £30 (20 hrs EYFE)

    2.5 days a week = £61.95

    3 days a week = £113.70

    3.5 days a week = £165.45

    4 days a week = £184.20

    4.5 days a week = £235.95

    5 days a week = £270.20

     

    These fees include a voluntary enrichment fee and any meal fees charged during non-funded hours.

    See our helpful PDF below for more information on the enrichment fees.

    No voluntary enrichment fee is charged for four or four and a half days a week; instead,

    you will pay a meal fee of £10.50, which is included in the fee listed here.

    There are no enrichment or meal fees for 5 sessions per week, 8 am to 6 pm.

    These fees include any meal charges included in your weekly plan for meals during your non-funded hours.

    No additional fees are charged for meals.

  • With EYFE

    8 am to 6 pm sessions can be included in our EYFE offering when choosing two half-day sessions back-to-back.

    The Half-Day Sessions listed here are scheduled for 8 am to 1 pm.

    Shorter half-day sessions can be requested instead.

    The fees listed include all meals, peripatetic classes, events, supplies, breakfast, and snacks.

    These are the total weekly fees you will pay for your sessions. There are no hidden fees

    With 11 Hours EYFE

    1.5 days a week = £58.60

    2 days a week = £103.35

    2.5 days a week = £151.60

    3 days a week = £190.35

    3.5 days a week = £238.60

    4 days a week = £279.85

    4.5 days a week = £328.10

    5 days a week = £357.20

    These fees include a voluntary enrichment fee and any meal fees charged during non-funded hours.

    See our helpful PDF below for more information on the enrichment fees.

    The fees include any meal fees payable during non-funded hours

    There are no enrichment payable for 3 or more days per week, 8 am to 6 pm/8 am to 1 pm

    There are no meal fees payable for 4 or more days a week, 8 am to 6 pm.

  • If you do not claim EYFE, the discounted weekly rates are:

    1.5 days a week = £150

    2 Days = £172

    3 Days = £258

    4 Days = £309.60 

    5 Days = £365.50

    Lunch is charged at £3.50, and low-tea is included.

    Additional half days are charged at the half-day rate.

  • £8.60ph to £9.65ph

    Our 9-hour day is scheduled based on your family's needs*

    (sessions can not finish at 5:15 pm as there will be an overlap with our low-tea)

    2 Days = £154.80

    3 Days = £232.20

    4 Days = £309.60

    5 Days = £348.30

    1 day a week is below our minimum attendance, however, if an exception is made the hourly rate is £9.65.

    Additional half days are charged at the half-day rate.

    These fees apply, only if there is no EYFE added to your week

    Lunch is included, low-tea is charged at £3.50 if your booking finishes after 5 pm.

    *subject to availability

  • With EYFE

    The Half-Day Sessions listed here are scheduled for 4.5 hours based on the listed short half-day fees.

    The half-day session can be extended to 5 hours, in the morning or afternoon, for a fee of £4.83 per session.

    Similarly, the half-day session can be shortened to 4 hours, saving you £4.83 per session.

    The fees listed include all meals, peripatetic classes, events, supplies, breakfast, and snacks during your funded hours.

    These are the total weekly fees for your sessions. There are no hidden fees.

    With 11 Hours EYFE

    1.5 days a week = £35.80

    2 days a week = £84.05

    2.5 days a week = £127.48

    3 days a week = £170.90

    3.5 days a week = £197.83

    4 days a week = £241.25

    4.5 days a week = £284.68

    5 days a week = £311.70

    These fees include a voluntary enrichment fee unless otherwise stated

    Details of the voluntary enrichment fee can be found below.

    The voluntary enrichment fee and meal fee is waived for 3.5 days or more per week.

    These full-day fees include the cost of lunch during your non-funded hours.

    The 9- hour-day fees do not include low-tea; tea is charged at £3.50 if your session ends after 5 pm

    The half-day fees do not include lunch; lunch is charged at £3.50 if your session ends after 12:15 pm

    The half-day fees do not include tea; tea is charged at £3.50 if your session ends after 5 pm

  • Our 9-hour day is scheduled based on your family's needs*

    (sessions can not finish at 5:15 pm as there will be an overlap with our low-tea)

    With EYFE

    The Half-Day Sessions listed here are scheduled for 4.5 hours based on the listed half-day fees.

    The half-day session can be increased to 5 hours, morning or afternoon, for a fee of £4.83 per session.

    The fees listed include all meals, peripatetic classes, events, supplies, breakfast, and snacks.

    These are the total weekly fees you will pay for your sessions. There are no hidden fees

    With 22 Hours EYFE

    2 days a week = £27

    2.5 days a week = £37.83

    3 days a week = £81.25

    3.5 days a week = £124.68

    4 days a week = £159.10

    4.5 days a week = £202.53

    5 days a week = £221.95

     

    These fees include a voluntary enrichment fee unless otherwise stated

    Details of the voluntary enrichment fee can be found below.

    5-day package includes a waived enrichment and meal fee.

    4/4.5 days packages include a reduced enrichment fee and a waived meal fee

    These full-day fees include the cost of lunch during your non-funded hours.

    The 9- hour-day fees do not include low-tea; tea is charged at £3.50 if your session ends after 5 pm

    The half-day fees do not include lunch; lunch is charged at £3.50 if your session ends after 12:15 pm

    The half-day fees do not include tea; tea is charged at £3.50 if your session ends after 5 pm

  • Choose your schedule based on your family's needs

    If you need to do a mixture of 8.5 to 10-hour sessions, you will be charged as follows

    EYFE Hours Free

    £10 per hour for hours not included in your free entitlement

     + Enrichment fee (see below)

    EYFE hours are spread across your sessions to cover the morning until your hours are used up

    Tea is charged at £3.50 if your child is booked after 5 pm

    The minimum attendance is 30 hours a week

Early Years Free Entitlement (EYFE)

All children are eligible for 15 hours, starting the term after they turn three. You don't need a code to claim. Eligible Families will receive up to 1140 hours per year. To find out if you qualify, apply for a Working Families Code here


www.beststartinlife.gov.uk

Early Years Free Entitlement is available over 51 weeks, providing either 11 or 22 hours free each week, or over 42 weeks, providing either 13 or 27 hours free each week.

Attendance Options

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All Year Around

51 weeks a year

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Term Time Only

42 Weeks a year

FAQs

  • There are no restrictions on how many hours of EYFE you can add to your sessions. The only restriction is that your free hours can not be added to half days shorter than 5-hours. 

  • Your funding entitlement is stretched across the year. 

    Your 38-week, 15-hour entitlement can be stretched across our all-year-around, 51-week option, using 11 hours of EYFE a week OR across stretched across our 42-week, Term-Time option, using 13.5 hours of EYFE a week. 

    Your 38-week, 30-hour entitlement can be stretched across our all-year-around, 51-week option, using 13.5 hours of EYFE a week OR across stretched across our 42-week, Term-Time option, using 27 hours of EYFE a week.

  • The following sessions will be free of charge if you opt out of the enrichment fee

     

    Using 20 hours of your Free entitlement for two days, 8 am to 6 pm

    Using 18 hours of your Free entitlement for two days, 8 am to 5 pm

    Using 20 hours of your Free entitlement for four half days, 8am to 1pm or 1pm to 6pm

    Using 15 hours of your 30 hours free entitlement for three half days, 8am to 1pm or 1pm to 6pm

    You may not use all of your free hours during these schedules. Any unused hours may be used in ad hoc sessions, added to additional regular sessions or you may forfeit them. 

    You will be required to pay for lunch and/or tea during your sessions. If you wish to supply your own meals, it must follow our Food from home policy. Our Nursery Manager can share this with you. If you can not afford to pay our meal fees, please discuss this with the nursery manager, and they may be able to waive the cost of meals in exceptional circumstances, which may require proof benefits. 

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