Affordable Childcare

Making things easier

Family discounts

For families with more than one child attending Carr Manor Nursery, for more than three days/six sessions a week, we offer a 5% discount off the eldest child’s place.

Referral scheme

If you recommend a friend to Carr Manor Nursery who then signs up their child, you will receive £50 off your nursery fees. Please contact the nursery for full terms and conditions.

Free Early Years Entitlement

We offer funded childcare for eligible children from the term after they turn 9 months old through to the last term before they start school.

Depending on your family’s circumstances, you may be entitled to 15 or 30 hours of funded childcare. To check your eligibility and find out how many funded hours you can claim, please visit the Best start in life website.

We offer complete flexibility with your funded hours. You can choose to:

• Use your funded hours over the standard 38 funded weeks of the year, or
• Spread your funded hours across 51 weeks, giving you a consistent number of hours throughout the year.

If you need additional childcare beyond your funded entitlement, you are welcome to book extra sessions to suit your family’s needs.

If you have any questions about funding or would like help understanding your options, please don’t hesitate to contact management—we’ll be happy to help.

Childcare Vouchers

Childcare vouchers help working parents with the cost of nursery and are a tax efficient means of funding fees. Under the scheme, each parent can opt to receive up to £243 a month from their employer as a tax-free childcare voucher. In a two-parent family, this equates to £5,382 a year, and offers savings of £1,866 over the course of the year. These are an employer supported benefit currently, which means you can only obtain the vouchers if your employer currently runs a childcare voucher scheme, or is prepared to do so as part of a ‘salary sacrifice’ package.

Childcare Element of Working Tax Credits

Parents may also find that they are eligible to receive government help with childcare costs through the Working Tax Credit System. The amount you would receive if eligible depends on your circumstances, but you must be in paid employment for at least 16 hours per week. The credit can cover as much as 70% of your childcare costs, so it is well worth investigating. You can find out more online: https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/tax-credits

New Deal for Lone Parents

If you are a lone parent and currently out of work, there is help available through a voluntary programme that offers support towards a secure future, for both you and your children. This scheme applies if you are working fewer than 16 hours a week. You can find out more about this scheme through the JobCentre Plus Office.

Student Support

If you are aged over 20 and studying at college, ask the student support or welfare officer about the Discretionary Learner Fund, which exists to cover a range of costs including childcare. Ask about the Care to Learn Scheme – you can also call the Learner Support Helpline on 0800 1218989. This scheme will offer up to £160 a week per child to cover both travel to and from nursery and care costs themselves.

Talk to us

If you are struggling to meet your nursery fees for any reason, then please come and speak to us in the first instance. Our team is ready to listen and help wherever possible.