St. Mary's Pre-school Fees and Funding
Funding for 3 and 4 year olds - 15 Hours Free (5 Free Sessions)
All 3 and 4 year old children are entitled to fifteen hours of FREE* education a week. That's 5 free sessions at St. Mary's Pre-school, each session is a morning or an afternoon. Some 2 year old children may also be eligible for funding, please see below for more information.
*The 15 hours free education must be with a 'registered provider' of which St. Mary's Pre-school is one. It is regardless of income or circumstances. We will supply a form for you to complete in order to qualify for the funding, we take care of the rest. For more information from Suffolk County Council on funding for 3 and 4 year olds please click here .
Fees for non funded sessions are £15.00 per session for 3 and 4 year olds and £18.00 for 2 year olds, payable half-termly, in advance. Session fees include a healthy snack.
All 3 and 4 year old children are entitled to fifteen hours of FREE* education a week. That's 5 free sessions at St. Mary's Pre-school, each session is a morning or an afternoon. Some 2 year old children may also be eligible for funding, please see below for more information.
*The 15 hours free education must be with a 'registered provider' of which St. Mary's Pre-school is one. It is regardless of income or circumstances. We will supply a form for you to complete in order to qualify for the funding, we take care of the rest. For more information from Suffolk County Council on funding for 3 and 4 year olds please click here .
Fees for non funded sessions are £15.00 per session for 3 and 4 year olds and £18.00 for 2 year olds, payable half-termly, in advance. Session fees include a healthy snack.
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Staying for Lunch
We pause for Lunch, for 30 minutes, in-between the morning and afternoon sessions. From September 2017 this is now at a cost of £3.50 per family per session. The children are required to bring their own packed Lunch. Please see our Lunch Club guide below. You can stay for lunch club in between morning and afternoon sessions or utilise it before or after a session dependant on space and availability. Spaces are offered on a first come, first served basis. If you would like both morning and afternoon sessions but do not wish to pay for lunch club you will need to collect your child at 12 noon and the afternoon session then begins at 12:30pm. | ||
Funding for 2 Year old children
Some 2 year olds may be eligible for funding if the family is in receipt of certain benefits.
You may be eligible if you receive any of the following:
You may also be eligible based on the following (non-economic) criteria
To check if you're eligible use the governments online checker to find out if you can get free childcare for your 2-year-old. For more information from Suffolk County Council on 2 year old funding please click here
Check what help you could get with childcare costs by visiting the Childcare Choices website here
Some 2 year olds may be eligible for funding if the family is in receipt of certain benefits.
You may be eligible if you receive any of the following:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income-related Employment Support Allowance
- Support through Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- State Pension Credit (the guaranteed element)
- Child Tax Credit and/or Working Tax Credit and earn no more than £16,190 per year
- Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
You may also be eligible based on the following (non-economic) criteria
- Has left care through Special Guardianship, or through an Adoption, Residence or Child Arrangements Orders
- a Looked After Child (LAC)
- Has a current statement of Special Educational Needs (SEN) or Education, Health and Care Plan
- Receives Disability Living Allowance.
To check if you're eligible use the governments online checker to find out if you can get free childcare for your 2-year-old. For more information from Suffolk County Council on 2 year old funding please click here
Check what help you could get with childcare costs by visiting the Childcare Choices website here
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Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)
The early years pupil premium is additional funding for early years settings to improve the quality of education we provide for disadvantaged 3 and 4 year olds. The aim of the EYPP is to help close the gap between children from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers by the government providing funding to early years providers to help raise the quality of our provision. This funding is paid directly to us so that we can provide more opportunities for your children at pre-school. To be eligible for this funding your child must be receiving a funded pre-school place, other criteria that needs to be met can be found if you click here . |
St. Mary's Pre-school St. Mary’s Church Hall, 322 Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 4BD
Registered Charity No. 1072893
Ofsted Registration No. 251658
Member of The Pre-school Learning Alliance
Registered Charity No. 1072893
Ofsted Registration No. 251658
Member of The Pre-school Learning Alliance