Ramsey Pre-School is currently sited next to the Spinning Infants School with sessional times that fit in well with dropping off and picking up older siblings at Ramsey Spinning Infants and Ramsey Community Junior School.
We are open 5 days a week for 38 weeks a year, this is the funding allocation for term time only settings. There are two 3 hour sessions a day, see below for details regarding fees and funding eligibility.
Our term dates follow the Ramsey Spinning Infant and Junior school terms as closely as possible.
SESSION TIMES
Morning sessions are from 09.00 to 12.00
Afternoon sessions are from 12.00 to 15.00
Alternatively you child can have a full day session from 09.00 to 15.00
SESSION PRICES (for fee paying or extra sessions above eligible hours)
2 year olds £14.00 per 3 hour session or £28.00 all day
3 year olds £13.50 per 3 hour session or £27.00 all day
We also offer a Reduction of 10% for a second and subsequent child when attending the setting at the same time.
We accept Childcare Vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare.
You can pay the fees either by, bank transfer, tax-free childcare, childcare vouchers or cash. Fees can be paid weekly or by the end of the month. You will receive an invoice at the beginning of the month to be paid in full by the end of the month.
We can also accept funding for 2 year olds please visit Funded hours for eligible 2 year olds- Cambridgeshire County Council or by phoning The Early Years Funding Team on 01223 699805 see if your child would qualify for this funding. You will need the National Insurance Number, date of birth and surname of the person in receipt of the qualifying benefit.
Fees are applicable for children who are not in reciept of funding or who require additional sessions ontop of their 15 hours.
We are in receipt of Early Years Government funding for 3 and 4 year olds, all children receive 15 hours funding per week the term after they turn 3 years of age.
We also accept the Working Parents 30 hour funding scheme, please visit www.gov.uk/30-hours-free-childcare or Telephone Childcare Choices: 0300 123 4097
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Please read the Early Years Funding Information for Parent/carers:
What is Early Years Funding (EYF)?
Early Years Funding is a government scheme administered by local authorities to offer funded
early learning and childcare places to 2-year-olds, entitlement for working parents from 9 months
to 4 years and universal childcare for all 3–4-year-olds. You can also find further information on the Early Years Funding
page.
Government funding is not intended to cover the costs of meals, other consumables, additional
hours or additional services. It is intended to deliver 15 or 30 hours a week of free, high quality,
flexible early education and care. Providers can charge for consumables, meals and snacks, extra
activities and additional hours provided they are not mandatory charges or a condition of
accessing a place. You should be able to find clear details of these charges on your provider's
website or on our Childcare Directory, found at Cambridgeshire Online | Results.
There may be additional voluntary charges for meals/snacks, consumables or additional services
such as trips, the cost of which will be detailed by your provider in your Agreement. The
Provider should speak with you regarding voluntary charges and provide you with a breakdown.
The Early Years Funded hours can be offered, subject to the following standards:
• No session to be longer than 10 hours
• Session lengths can vary dependent on the terms and conditions of the childcare providers
delivery model (subject to the requirements of registration on the Ofsted Early Years
Register)
• Not before 6am or after 8pm
• A maximum of two sites in a single day
• No more than 15 or 30 (if eligible) funded hours to be delivered in any one week
• A provider open for fewer than 38 weeks of the year, can offer 15 or 30 hours a week during
fewer weeks
If you are thinking of taking your child out of the setting for more than four weeks, please talk to
your early years setting as they will need to discuss this with the Early Years Funding Team.
Please note we do not guarantee funding for periods of absence of more than 4 weeks unless due
to medical or exceptional circumstances.
Early Learning for 2-year-olds (previously known as Funded 2s)
Children in families with a low income or in receipt of certain benefits are entitled to 15 funded
hours of childcare or early years education. You can apply online at Funded hours for eligible 2
year olds - Cambridgeshire County Council or by phoning the Early Years Funding Team on 01223
699805. You will need the National Insurance Number, date of birth and surname of the person in
receipt of the qualifying benefit.
Working parent entitlement
If you are eligible for extended/expanded entitlement as a working parent, you will be directed to
the HMRC webpage to apply and will be issued with an 11-digit eligibility code which you should
give to your early years provider.
The eligibility code will allow you to access the entitlement, and the application deadline dates are
as follows:
• Autumn funding period (1 Sep – 31 Dec) – application deadline 31 August
• Spring funding period (1 Jan – 31 Mar) – application deadline 31 December
• Summer funding period (1 Apr – 31 Aug) – application deadline 31 March
You must apply in good time ahead of the deadlines. Your childcare provider will check the validity
of the eligibility code before you take up your place.
You will be reminded every three months by HMRC to confirm your details have not
changed. You could lose your extended/expanded entitlement if you do not reconfirm your
code as required.
Eligibility for Early Years Funding
The entitlement is spread evenly over the year and a maximum is set for each funding period. The
table below shows the maximum hours that can be claimed for either non-stretched (term time) or
stretched. The funded hours entitlement is tracked from the period of eligibility.
Please do get in touch if you are not sure how the funding works and we'll be happy to explain it to you.