FEES FOR 2-5 YEAR OLDS ELIGIBLE FOR 30 HOURS FUNDING

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FROM MAY 2024 TO APRIL 2025

Children eligible for 30 hours funding are required to attend a minimum of 27 hours per week on all year round attendance or 36 hours per week term time. The funding covers 22.8 hours per week over 50 weeks per year (all year round, stretched funding) or 30 hours per week for term time attendance, and is therefore accessed as part of a larger package.

Children may access the free hours on their own by attending 4 days from 1pm to 6pm and 1 day 3pm to 6pm all year round (subject to availability). These sessions are very limited and often there is a waiting list with priority given to disadvantaged families.

Combinations of sessions available, please ask for a quote. 

MONTHLY FEES (fees for 50 weeks are divided into 12 equal monthly payments)

TERMLY FEES (fees for 38 weeks are divided into 3 equal termly payments)

The fees for funded children are stand-alone fees as they have grant funding deducted up to 22.8 hours (stretched 30 hours) for all year attendance or 30 hours for term time attendance. Please email or call if you require a mix of sessions. Parents are required to obtain the code from HMRC before booking the place and ensure the code's validity at all times. 

In addition to the free hours covered by the government funding, the package includes the following extras: 

• Fresh fruit or alternative break-time snack for each child every day. This promotes healthy eating at an early age.
• All our Montessori Teachers/keyworkers are employed for additional time each week for planning activities for each individual child to meet their specific learning needs related to learning goals and based on recorded observations in class. Detailed learning journeys are available for parents to access at any time.
• My Montessori Child Progress Tracking system which is the leading Montessori system for tracking children’s progress in achieving the Montessori and EYFS goals.
• An extensive range of Montessori learning and play equipment designed to help children develop.
• Montessori trained and qualified staff.
• Full Montessori curriculum.
• Forest School activities with qualified Forest School Leader.
• Extra staff to enable a 1:6 staff to child ratio for 3-4 year-olds and 1:4 for 2 year olds. This enables more attention for each child at this important stage in their development, than the minimum ratio required by Early Years.
• Where a child attends more than the amount of the free hours per week we also charge for the additional time.
• Extra-curricular activities such as tennis, music lessons with Ian and multisport (please ask for the latest list of activities) provided by specialist coaches.

Please contact us to arrange the visit to view our facilities and to register your child to attend Lemon Tree Montessori.