Daily fee
Our basic childcare fee is £75.00 per day.
This includes:
- A place at one of our nurseries from 7:30am to 6:00pm, for children 3 months to 5 years.
- Home-cooked hot meals, made by our in-house chef using fresh ingredients delivered weekly.
- Milk, nappies, consumables, daily activities, and anything else that might be needed.
- Our fantastic in-house curriculum of monthly learning topics.
Government funding
We are an approved provider for Government-funded childcare schemes.
- Government-funded free childcare—we accept both universal (15 hours) and extended (30 hours) funding for eligible families all year round.
- Tax-Free Childcare—we accept tax-free funding for eligible families.
Below is a weekly itemised breakdown of costs associated with your child’s funded hours, including any optional consumable charges.
| Weekly costings | 11 hours | 20 hours | 22.5 hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funded hours | Free | Free | Free |
| Additional hours | £7.14 per hour | £7.14 per hour | £7.14 per hour |
| Food1 | £14.80 per week | £31.00 per week | £35.05 per week |
| Non-food2 | £5.00 per week | £5.00 per week | £5.00 per week |
| Extra-curricular | £5.00 per week | £5.00 per week | £5.00 per week |
1 Main meals (breakfast, lunch, tea) and two snacks (AM/PM) per day
2 Nappies and wipes
In line with Havering Council’s Early Years Funding guidance and Department for Education requirements, consumable charges are optional. Parents may choose to opt out of paying consumable charges, and this decision will not affect their child’s access to a funded early education place or funded hours. When choosing to opt out, parents will have to provide the following:
- All meals
- All snacks
- Nappies and wipes (if applicable)
Discounts
We offer discounts on certain types of bookings.
- Full-time discount—sign up your child for a full five days per week and receive a 10% discount on your bill.
- Sibling discount—sign up a second child† with us and receive a 15% discount on your bill.
Stretching free hours
Little Learners is a full-day nursery open 51 weeks a year. If you’re eligible for Government-funded free childcare—which covers 38 weeks a year—we’ll stretch your entitlement across the whole year.
For 15 hours per week free childcare—a total of 570 hours a year—you’ll receive 11 free hours per week for 51 weeks of year.
For 30 hours per week free childcare—a total of 1140 hours a year—you’ll receive 22.25 free hours per week for 51 weeks of year.