Session times and fees:
Funded hours are available for morning, afternoon, or full-day sessions (09:00 – 15:00 hrs), except for Early and Late Bird sessions. The morning session fee is £31.00, the afternoon session fee is £26.50 and the full-day session fee is £51.50. The fee for Early Bird and Late Bird is £4.50 and £2.25, respectively. Please note that session availability may vary per term.
- M
- T
- W
- T
- F
- Early Bird*
08.30 – 09.00
(30 mins) - x
- x
- x
- x
- x
- Morning
09.00 – 12.30
(3.5 hrs) - x
- x
- x
- x
- x
- Afternoon
12.00 – 15.00
(3 hrs incl. 30 mins lunch) - x
- x
- x
- x
- x
- Late Bird*
15.00 – 15.15
(15 mins) - x
- x
- x
- x
- x
*None funded hours
Please explore Funding and tax saving opportunities for parents to reduce childcare fees. In summary, every three and four-year old is entitled to 15 hours of free childcare per week for up to 38 weeks per academic year and per April 2024, a 2 year old as well!
At our school, you have the flexibility to use these hours for morning, afternoon or full day sessions. Depending on your personal circumstances, you may even qualify for up to 30 hours of free childcare. Funding tax credits support scheme also are in place whereby the government contributes £2 for every £8 you spend on childcare cost. Please scroll to the section useful articles at the bottom of this page to discover more about the available options for you, which we aim to keep up to date.
Please note that another good information source is the website MoneySavingExpert that contain helpful articles on Tax free Childcare.
For further assistance, please email veronica@privettmontessori.com or call 01730 828405 in case you have any further questions.
“I like Privett Montessori because it is such a calm and caring environment and the children always come out bouncing and happy!”
School Term and dates for 2023 – 2024
Autumn Term 2023
Monday 4th September – Friday 15th December
HALF TERM:
Monday 23rd October – Friday 27nd October
Monday 18th December – Friday 29th December
Spring 2024
Monday 1st January – Friday 29th March
HALF TERM:
Monday 13th February – Friday 17th February
Bank Holiday – 1st January and 29th March
Summer 2024
Monday 15th April – Friday 19th July (last week not funded)
HALF TERM:
Monday 27th May – Friday 31st May
Bank Holiday – 6th May 2024
Useful articles
- Tax-Free Childcare, How it works and how to make the most of this benefit.
- Voucher vs Tax-Free Childcare: Which is better for you (if you still have the choice?
Childcare support changes following the 2023 budget announcement:
Please note that our school will closely follow upcoming change, which we welcome as we are here to support your childcare needs.
- Money saving expert:Budget 2023: Childcare support to be boosted.
- Gov.uk: Budget 2023- Everything you need to know about childcare support
- The Independent: Who will be eligible for free childcare and when
- The Guardian: Budget 2023 – Hunt to announce £4bn boost for childcare
