Fees

Hours and Fees

Duchess Nursery is open from 7.45am to 5.45pm Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year.

We have a minimum session requirement of 4 half days or 2 full days and cannot guarantee that space will be available should you wish to increase sessions although we will do our best to oblige!

Other Fees

Non-refundable Registration fee £75 and a Refundable Deposit fee £300 (returned in full upon receipt of final invoice payment).

We offer MFE (Minimum funding Entitlement) which can be taken in the term after your child turns 3, for 15 hours per week (limited to 3 hours per day) – the funding will be deducted from your invoice. The funding is only for 38 weeks.


Fees are charged monthly and reviewed annually. Below is the fee structure for 2023/24.

Fees are payable throughout the year including bank holidays and Inset days. 

FEESPER SESSIONPER DAY
FULL DAYN/A£70
HALF DAY£43.50N/A
FULL TIME - DISCOUNT 5%N/A£66.50
NHS - DISCOUNT 5%N/A£66.50
SIBLING DISCOUNT FULL DAY 10%N/A£63.50

*Maximum of two discounts per family

Early Education Government Funding

We offer 15 hour 2 year old funding and 15 hour & 30 Hour 3-5 year old funding (subject to eligibility set by the government.)

The 3-5 year old funding is intended to deliver 15 and 30 hours a week of free, high quality, flexible childcare. It is not intended to cover the cost of meals, other consumables, additional hours or other activities (including external clubs which are charged at an extra rate) which are included in our standard rates.