We pride ourselves on being able to offer a flexible nursery education tailored to meet the diverse needs of our families. We provide a range of funded options and session times for children aged 2 to 4 years.

Attendance Options

Term Time only

Follows the school calendar 

Morning (3 hours), afternoon (3 hours) or all day (6 hours) sessions available

Term-Time Plus

Follows term time above with extended wraparound care.

Sessions as above plus Mini kids sessions.

All-Year Round

Follows the term time sessions (Term Time only or Term-Time plus) and enables either funding to be stretched over our Mini Kids holiday club as well, or as additional paid sessions.

Charges 2025-2026

Term-Time

Session	Time	Cost	RVC*	Duration
Morning	8:30–11:30am	£20.25	£0.50	3 hours
Afternoon	12:15–3:15pm	£20.25	£0.50	3 hours
All Day	9:00–3:00pm	£40.55	£1.00	6 hours

Term-Time Plus

Session	Time	Cost	RVC*	Duration	Notes
Mini Kids A	7:30–9:00am	£7.80	–	1.5 hours
Mini Kids B	7:30–8:30am	£7.30	–	1 hour
Mini Kids C	8:00–9:00am	£7.30	–	1 hour
Mini Kids D	8:00–8:30am	£4.50	–	0.5 hours
Nursery Early	8:30–9:00am	£3.65	–	0.5 hours	Breakfast not included
Morning	8:30–11:30am	£20.25	£0.50	3 hours
Afternoon	12:15–3:15pm	£20.25	£0.50	3 hours
All Day	9:00–3:00pm	£40.55	£1.00	6 hours
Mini Kids E	3:00–5:00pm	£10.40	–	2 hours
Mini Kids F	3:00–6:00pm	£15.10	–	3 hours

All-Year-Round

Session	Time	Cost	RVC*	Duration	Notes
Term Time or Term Time Plus and Holiday Club
All Day	8:30–4:30pm	£35.00	–	8 hours
All Day*	8:30–4:30pm	£25.00	–	8 hours	*Discounted rate when five days are booked together

*RVC – Regular Voluntary Contribution

We are committed to providing a high-quality, engaging, and well-resourced learning environment for every child. While government funding supports the core hours of childcare, it unfortunately does not cover many of the extras that enrich your child’s daily experience.

To help bridge this gap, we introduced a regular voluntary contribution (RVC) amount of 50p per morning or afternoon session and £1 for a full day from January 2025. This small contribution helps us continue offering the little extras that make a big difference in your child’s learning and enjoyment.

What Does the Charge Help Fund?

The RVC supports enhanced provision, enriching your child's experience with extras that everyday nursery operation doesn't include:

• Extended creative materials for art, craft, and sensory/messy play (e.g. specialist paints, clay, slime-making kits, tie-dye)
• Enrichment resources and learning tools (e.g. themed topic packs, STEM activity kits, musical instruments)
• Outdoor exploration extras such as wet weather suits and seasonal gear for forest school and garden activities
• Keepsakes and learning journey materials (e.g. celebration certificates, keepsakes & photos)

These items are all vital in helping us deliver a stimulating, safe, and nurturing environment where children can thrive. That is beyond the basic provision detailed in the Early Years Framework.

This contribution is automatically invoiced each month via Famly. If you do not wish to pay it, please notify us in writing nursery@mbk.cambrianlt.org

Funding Options      

We understand that navigating early years childcare funding can feel overwhelming, so we’ve put together some helpful information below to guide you. Your child’s offer will be conditional until we have completed our funding checks.  

All funding options can be found on the government website here and you can check your eligibility here.

Please find summaries below. By clicking on the relevant subheading, you will be directed to the government's Best Start in Life website for more information.

Universal Entitlement 3 & 4 Year Olds

• 15 Hours Free Childcare
• Typically covers 15 hours per week for 38 weeks per year.
   

Extended Entitlement (Working Families) 2-4 Year Olds

• 30 Hours Free Childcare
  Available to working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years (from September 2025).

• Check eligibility & apply here.

Tax-Free Childcare 2-11 Year Olds

• Eligible working parents can get a £2 government top up for every £8 spent towards the cost of childcare.

• Check eligibility & apply here.

Government Funding for 2 Year Olds (based on income or additional needs)

• 15 hours early learning for families in England receiving some additional forms of support.

Who is eligible?

2-year olds can get funded early learning in England if their family is in receipt of the following benefits:

• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Universal Credit, and your household income is £15,400 a year or less after tax, not including benefit payments
• The guaranteed element of Pension Credit

Your benefits will not be affected if you take up the 15 hours early learning offer.

2-year olds can also get funded childcare if they:

• Are looked after by a local authority
• Have an education, health and care (EHC) plan
• Get Disability Living Allowance
• Have left care under an adoption order, special guardianship order or a child arrangements order 

No income thresholds apply.

Check eligibility and how to apply here.