Opening times, sessions and fees
Our fees are currently charged at £7.50 per hour for 2 year old children and £6.50 per hour for children over 3 years old.
Our opening times (during school term time only) are:
Monday-Friday 8.45am - 3.00pm
Sessions available daily are:
Morning plus lunch session* (4 hrs 15 mins) = £31.88 for children aged 2 years or £27.63 for children aged 3+ years
Monday- Friday, 8.45am - 1.00pm
* Requires a healthy packed lunch to be provided by parent/carer.
Full day session* (6hrs 15mins) = £46.88 for children aged 2 years or £40.63 for children aged 3+ years
Monday-Friday, 8.45am - 3pm
* Requires a healthy packed lunch to be provided by parent/carer.
Fees
Fees are invoiced monthly in arrears and payment is due by the final session of each month.
Fees may be paid by BACS, cash or via the Tax Free Childcare scheme.
Fees are reviewed annually and may be subject to change.
Notice period
To withdraw from Busy Bees Pre-school, 4 WEEKS' WRITTEN NOTICE MUST BE GIVEN or 4 weeks’ fees will be charged.
Funded Places
Busy Bees Pre-School offers funded places rather than “free” places.
For fee paying families, everything is covered by our usual session fees.
Government funding is intended to cover basic early years education over 38 weeks of the year. Whilst we would very much like to be able to offer the same level of provision for funded places, unfortunately this just isn’t feasible with their current rates. The hourly rate we receive for the funded places via our local authority falls short of our usual hourly rate and therefore does not cover the cost of the many enhancements that we provide across our sessions.
We view the funding as a benefit to parents to help with the costs of their child’s early education and care.
Examples of what government funding doesn’t cover:
We also offer enhanced ratios of highly experienced and qualified staff to ensure all children have the support they need to thrive and excel in every area of their development.
We are not willing to compromise on the quality of our provision due to being underfunded by the Government. Therefore, when taking up a place at our pre-school parents should expect to pay for the “extras” that are not covered by funding.
Additional charges applied to funded places:
Two Year Old Places:
Full day - £3.13
Morning Session and lunch club - £2.13
Extra ad-hoc hours - £0.50/hr
Three & Four Year Old Places:
Full day - £6.25
Morning session and lunch club - £4.25
Extra ad-hoc hours - £1.00/hr
We feel that our additional services charges are very reasonable for the exceptional care and education provided by our wonderful staff team and external providers. Without this small voluntary contribution from parents, we run the risk of struggling not only to continue providing the highest quality of education and care, but also to remain financially viable.
Any parent wishing to opt out of paying our additional services charges must let us know ahead of each term. We will then provide parents with a comprehensive list of items that will need to be supplied/brought to every session and event.
We do provide some completely free places for families who qualify, subject to availability.
Types of funding currently available:
Universal Funding
All children qualify for 15 hours of funded entitlement from the term following their third birthday.
Working Family Funding
Some families may qualify for up to 30 hours of funding per week for children, from the term after turning 9 months old, depending on whether they meet the eligibility criteria. Please note it is the responsibility of parents to check their eligibility via the Childcare Choices website.
Additional Support Funding
Families in receipt of some forms of additional support may be eligible for 15 hours of Two Year Old Support Funding, from the term following their child's second birthday. Parents can check their eligibility on the North Yorkshire Council website.
Funded hours can be taken all at Busy Bees or may be able to be split with another childcare provider if your child attends another setting.
Tax-Free Childcare
We accept payment via the government tax-free childcare scheme. Parents/carers need to apply via the GOV.UK website and if eligible contact us for further details of how to ensure payment to our account.
Our opening times (during school term time only) are:
Monday-Friday 8.45am - 3.00pm
Sessions available daily are:
Morning plus lunch session* (4 hrs 15 mins) = £31.88 for children aged 2 years or £27.63 for children aged 3+ years
Monday- Friday, 8.45am - 1.00pm
* Requires a healthy packed lunch to be provided by parent/carer.
Full day session* (6hrs 15mins) = £46.88 for children aged 2 years or £40.63 for children aged 3+ years
Monday-Friday, 8.45am - 3pm
* Requires a healthy packed lunch to be provided by parent/carer.
Fees
Fees are invoiced monthly in arrears and payment is due by the final session of each month.
Fees may be paid by BACS, cash or via the Tax Free Childcare scheme.
Fees are reviewed annually and may be subject to change.
Notice period
To withdraw from Busy Bees Pre-school, 4 WEEKS' WRITTEN NOTICE MUST BE GIVEN or 4 weeks’ fees will be charged.
Funded Places
Busy Bees Pre-School offers funded places rather than “free” places.
For fee paying families, everything is covered by our usual session fees.
Government funding is intended to cover basic early years education over 38 weeks of the year. Whilst we would very much like to be able to offer the same level of provision for funded places, unfortunately this just isn’t feasible with their current rates. The hourly rate we receive for the funded places via our local authority falls short of our usual hourly rate and therefore does not cover the cost of the many enhancements that we provide across our sessions.
We view the funding as a benefit to parents to help with the costs of their child’s early education and care.
Examples of what government funding doesn’t cover:
- Food (e.g. daily healthy snacks, baking/cooking activities, growing food, sensory exploration of food, party and celebration food)
- Celebration events (e.g. entertainment, gifts)
- Consumable items (e.g. wipes, sun cream, nappy cream, nappy bags)*
- Extra-curricular activities run by external professionals (i.e. Rugby Tots, Number Train, yoga, etc)
- Forest learning – educational trips into our local woods
- Provision of waterproofs and wellies
- Visits to local areas in our community (eg. library, Post Office, etc)
- Trips to enhance learning (eg. Farm visit, Born of the Forest, etc)
We also offer enhanced ratios of highly experienced and qualified staff to ensure all children have the support they need to thrive and excel in every area of their development.
We are not willing to compromise on the quality of our provision due to being underfunded by the Government. Therefore, when taking up a place at our pre-school parents should expect to pay for the “extras” that are not covered by funding.
Additional charges applied to funded places:
Two Year Old Places:
Full day - £3.13
Morning Session and lunch club - £2.13
Extra ad-hoc hours - £0.50/hr
Three & Four Year Old Places:
Full day - £6.25
Morning session and lunch club - £4.25
Extra ad-hoc hours - £1.00/hr
We feel that our additional services charges are very reasonable for the exceptional care and education provided by our wonderful staff team and external providers. Without this small voluntary contribution from parents, we run the risk of struggling not only to continue providing the highest quality of education and care, but also to remain financially viable.
Any parent wishing to opt out of paying our additional services charges must let us know ahead of each term. We will then provide parents with a comprehensive list of items that will need to be supplied/brought to every session and event.
We do provide some completely free places for families who qualify, subject to availability.
Types of funding currently available:
Universal Funding
All children qualify for 15 hours of funded entitlement from the term following their third birthday.
Working Family Funding
Some families may qualify for up to 30 hours of funding per week for children, from the term after turning 9 months old, depending on whether they meet the eligibility criteria. Please note it is the responsibility of parents to check their eligibility via the Childcare Choices website.
Additional Support Funding
Families in receipt of some forms of additional support may be eligible for 15 hours of Two Year Old Support Funding, from the term following their child's second birthday. Parents can check their eligibility on the North Yorkshire Council website.
Funded hours can be taken all at Busy Bees or may be able to be split with another childcare provider if your child attends another setting.
Tax-Free Childcare
We accept payment via the government tax-free childcare scheme. Parents/carers need to apply via the GOV.UK website and if eligible contact us for further details of how to ensure payment to our account.
