Additional Paid Sessions

We now offer parents the flexibility to buy additional sessions for their child, in addition to their funded hours.  The additional sessions remain within the standard school day which is 8.30 am to 3.30 pm.  Sessions available to purchase are:

Morning session - 8.30 am to 11.30 am (3 hours)

Afternoon session - 12.30 pm to 3.30 pm (3hours)

Full day session - 8.30 am to 3.30 pm (7 hours)

How much do these additional sessions cost?

If you have not used all your funded entitlement, then you will be able to use any remaining funded hours towards the cost of any additional sessions.  Otherwise, the cost from 1^st September 2024 will be £6.50 per hour for children for all terms that start after their 3^rd birthday. If your child joins in the term that they celebrate their 3^rd birthday, the charge for that term only will be £7.00 per hour. The charge will be reviewed annually and any changes will take effect from 1st September each year. 

Any remaining funded hours from your child's universal or extended entitlement will be taken into account when calculating the monthly invoices.  For example, if your child attends two full days each week (14 hours) and you decide you would like them to attend an additional three-hour morning session, we would claim your one remaining funded hour and then you would just pay for two hours, either £13.00 or £14.00 depending on the age of your child. 

Parents will receive a monthly invoice with a choice of payment methods:

Parent Pay

Tax-free childcare

Childcare vouchers (available to those who joined the scheme before 4 October 2018)

Payment will be required by the end of the preceding month that the sessions are due to be taken.  

For more details please read our Additional Hours Payment and Debt Policy.