Hillside Nursery Fees & Funding
Hours & Sessions
Main Building - All Year Round
Hillside is open 7.30am to 6.00pm, Monday to Friday for 51 weeks a year.
The setting is closed for all bank holidays and between Christmas and New Year.
• Early Drop-Off: 7:30am–8:00am
• Full Day Care: 8:00am–6:00pm
• AM Session: 8:00am–1:00pm
• PM Session: 1:00pm–6:00pm
We operate on a basis of a minimum of two half-day sessions a week, to help children emotionally invest in their nursery experience and development.
Term Time Only Pre School
Our Pre School 2 room is open term time only.
Breakfast Club: 8:30am - 9:00am
Full Day Care: 9:00am - 4:30p:m
AM Session: 9:00am - 12:00pm*
PM Session: 1:00pm - 4:30pm
*(1 hour can be added for lunch)
Fees
Fees are payable by the end of the first full week of the month you are paying for. Fees are not charged for bank holidays or for our Christmas shut down.
We accept childcare vouchers from all subsidiary schemes including tax credits.
Contact the management team for fee details.
Free Early Education Entitlement
First Day Nursery is an approved provider of free childcare and education funding for 9 months – 4 year olds.
All 3 to 4-year-olds are eligible for 15 hours free funded childcare places: this is taken over 38 weeks of the year during term time.
3 to 4-year-olds may also receive 30 hours free funded childcare places; this is subject to eligibility. For 30 hours of funding eligibility, please speak to the management team for further details or click on the link below.
Free Childcare for 3 to 4-year-olds
Source: Gov.uk
2 year olds may also receive 15 hours free funded childcare places if they meet the eligibility criteria laid out by the government.
Free Childcare for 2-year-olds
Source: Gov.uk
For children aged 9 months to school age.
Eligible working families can apply for 30 hours of childcare to use from the term after their child turns 9 months until they reach school age.
Extended childcare entitlement
Source: Best Start in Life (Gov.uk)
For more information on the price list please contact a member of the management team hillside@hillsideplaycare.co.uk
Tax-Free Childcare
We accept Tax-Free Childcare payments, you can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare. This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months if a child is disabled (up to £4,000 a year).
Please click here for more information on eligibility and Tax-Free Childcare application.
Student Childcare Grant
2025 to 2026 academic year
You can get 85% of your childcare costs or a fixed maximum amount, whichever is less.
The maximum you can get is:
up to £199.62 a week for 1 child
up to £342.24 a week for 2 or more children
