Fees and funding

All meals and refreshments included we do not give refunds for any absences.

Session Times:

• Full day - 8.00am - 6.00pm (including morning snack 10.00-10.30am, lunch 12.00-1.00pm and light tea 3.15-4.00pm)
• Half day am - 9.00am – 1.00pm (including morning snack & lunch)                                       
• Half day pm 1.00pm – 5.00pm (including light tea)
• Fruit, vegetables, and water are made available throughout the whole of the day.   

Nursery Education Funding - 3yr and 4yr olds

All children over three are entitled to a free education place a term after their third birthday.  Funding provides 15hrs free over 38 weeks or 11hrs over 50 weeks. Please complete a parent declaration in the nursery office to ensure your funding is taken off your invoice the term after your child’s 3^rd Birthday. Please note if you only wish to access your free education hours only your meals and consumables are not covered in this cost. The following charges will apply: £12 per full day, £8 per morning, £6 per afternoon, £2 per hour.

For further details, please contact: The Nursery on 01782 294981 or nursery@staffs.ac.uk

Help with childcare costs for children from 9 months old                  

You may be eligible for government funding for childcare costs. Please refer to https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk for further details.

Voucher scheme

The nursery accepts vouchers from any employer’s childcare scheme and pay my childcare government scheme. 

Student Childcare Grants 

Student Childcare Grants may be available from Student Finance England to help with the costs of childcare. For assistance with the forms, and to gain any further financial advice please contact the Student Hub 01782 294751, Student Fees and Bursaries 01782 294751 or the Students Union (Financial advice) 01782 294629. If you have any queries, please contact the nursery 01782 294981.  

Late Collection Charges

Please note any child collected late at the end of their session will be charged £20.00 per full/part 15 minutes if late collection occurs over three times, then your child’s place will be withdrawn.

Nappy Charges

All nappies must be supplied by parents/ guardians. We do have a small stock to use in an emergency, these will be charged at £2 per nappy. No liability is held if children have an allergic reaction to the nappies supplied in an emergency.  

Nursery Absences  

All absences must be paid in full including holidays and sickness. Please inform staff of all absences prior where possible or before 10.00am on day of absence. If we have not been informed of an absence to ensure the well-being and safeguarding of you and your child, our procedures will be to contact yourself and if no contact then we would contact all emergency contacts to ensure you and the family are ok. (Stoke: 01782 294981 or email: nursery@staffs.ac.uk). 

Nursery Closure / University Closure

Please note the nursery could close to a maximum of five days for staff training / nursery outings etc throughout the year. A minimum of two months notice will be given. The nursery will also be closed during 24^th December to 1^st January and other University closure days as outlined on the academic calendar and parent’s notice boards. Closure may be required for emergency maintenance / repair work we would endeavor to give two months’ notice where possible.    

Change/Cancellation of Booking

All booking changes/cancellations must be done so in writing/email giving a minimum of one calendar months’ notice to not incur any further charges to your account. Unfortunately, we cannot swap days of attendance from one week to the next due to legal ratio and staffing requirements. Changes to the fee structures or sessions times will be given in writing with a minimum of a calendar months’ notice.

Please note fees are reviewed on an annual basis.

Invoicing/Payments

All invoices are due by the 10^th of the previous month prior to attendance and must be paid in advance.    

Payments can be made online at University of Staffordshire Online Shop.

All payments must quote child’s full name and nursery fees.

If payments are made late your nursery place can be withdrawn with immediate effect. Any outstanding debts will be passed to our finance department and will result in additional charges for debt collection. If you are facing any difficulties, please contact the Nursery Manager to discuss.