Session Times & Fees as from September 2025
The nursery is open between the hours of 8.00am and 6.00pm Monday to Friday for 52 weeks of the year, closing only for Bank Holidays.
*Breakfast is offered on extended am sessions and full days. Breakfast is served between 8am and 8.30am.
Session fees include all snacks, drinks, meals and activities, short outings and other extra-curricular experiences unless your child is attending for funded hours.
Due to children’s individual requirements, parents are asked to supply formula milk. All nappies, wipes, creams etc are supplied by Apple Tree and included in the session price unless your child is attending for funded hours. Parents wishing to use a particular nappy and/or wipe brand are welcome to supply their own.
Children with particular dietary requirements such as intolerances/allergies or religious preferences are catered for, and all foods are provided by nursery.
Fees are payable in advance either weekly or monthly on the first day of the week or month that your child attends. Full fees are payable in the event of illness or holidays. A minimum of 4 weeks written notice is to be given for cancellation of a nursery place or 4 weeks fees will be charged in lieu.
Apple Tree Day Nursery do not request a deposit or booking/registration fee on application.
Funding
We are part of the government’s free childcare entitlement scheme, offering 15 or 30 funded hours for children aged from 9 months to 4. At our setting, this funding is provided as 11 or 22 hours per week across 51 weeks of the year, rather than 15 or 30 hours over 38 weeks.
We aim to provide flexibility in how sessions are scheduled, though please note that we cannot offer part sessions or short/school-day options. All sessions follow the times and fee structure outlined above. The first 11 or 22 hours per week will be covered by the government funding. Parents may choose to use funded hours only. There is no requirement to attend additional (full cost) hours. A fee will apply for consumables during funded hours as detailed below.
- A session is a morning or afternoon session. A full day will count as 2x sessions.
Apple Tree, as an inclusive setting, recognise that some parents may not be in a position to have any costs involved in their children’s education and as such the nursery has created a limited number of fully subsidised short sessions in which we subsidise the consumables charge. These sessions therefore are completely free of any cost to parents. Details on application.