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Make an application for our NEXT Steps Nursery
Make an application for our NEXT Steps Nursery
Receive Up To 30 Hours Funded Childcare
Receive Up To 30 Hours Funded Childcare
You could earn up to 30 hours funded childcare if you are working. Check the eligibility below. This is based on:
Your child’s age and circumstances: The number of hours per week of funded childcare you can get depends on the age of your child. If your child is:
9 months - 2 years old, you can get 30 funded hours Working Parent Entitlement
3 to 4 years old* you can get up to 30 hours funded childcare.
(*15 hours funded standard Universal & 15 hours extended Working Parent Entitlement).
FAQs & More Information
FAQs & More Information
When would my child recieve the funded hours?
When would my child recieve the funded hours?
If your child turns 9 months, 2/3 years between 1st April - 31st August: AUTUMN - 1ST SEPTEMBER (Recommended time to apply: 15th June - 31st July)
If your child turns 9 months, 2/3 years between 1st September - 31st December: SPRING - 1ST JANUARY (Recommended time to apply: 15th Oct - 30th Nov)
If your child turns 9 months, 2/3 years between 1st January - 31st March: SUMMER - 1ST APRIL (Recommended time to apply is 15th Jan - 28th Feb)
Please note: As our setting is open for 51 weeks, your free hours are stretched during each Term (Autumn/Spring/Summer). For more information on how this works, please email the nursery at nextstepsnursery@next.co.uk
PLEASE NOTE: To maintain your funding, you must re-confirm your eligibility code every 3 months. Please log into your government account and complete the required steps. .
Additional Charges
Additional Charges
Government funding is intended to deliver 15 or 30 hours a week of free, high quality, flexible early education and care.
The 15 or 30 hours must be able to be accessed free of charge to parents; that is, there must not be any mandatory charges for parents in relation to the free hours.
Government funding is not intended to cover the costs of meals, other consumables, additional hours or additional services. Providers can charge for consumables, meals and snacks, extra activities and additional hours.
Next Steps Nursery can only invoice you for ‘additional charges’ during the time your child is funded each term. Next Steps Nursery ‘additional charges’ will be for the main meal (2 course) and are calculated @ £1.50 a day. The maximum we can charge a week is £4.50, this is based on a child receiving 30 hours funding. Please see below some examples of the charges.:
AUTUMN TERM
3/4/5 days at Nursery with 30 hours funding = £4.50 a week x 38 weeks / 12 months = £14.25 PCM
3/4/5 days at Nursery with 15 hours funding = £2.25 a week x 38 weeks / 12 months = £7.13 PCM
SPRING TERM
3/4/5 days at Nursery with 30 hours funding = £4.50 a week x 23 weeks / 8 months = £12.94 PCM
3/4/5 days at Nursery with 15 hours funding = £2.25 a week x 23 weeks / 8 months = £6.47 PCM
SUMMER TERM
3/4/5 days at Nursery with 30 hours funding = £4.50 a week x 12 weeks / 5 months = £10.80 PCM
3/4/5 days at Nursery with 15 hours funding = £2.25 a week x 12 weeks / 5 months = £5.40 PCM
As food is not included in funding as per the government guidelines. Next Steps nursery will expect Parents to opt in or opt out of paying the daily lunch fee .
Opting in for a nutritious 2 course lunch which will be provided every session attended by your child.
Opting out, you will need to collect your child every day they attend at meal times, this is due to our strict allergy procedures. No food is to be brought onto the Nursery premises. Please note, if you do take your child off site for lunch, they MUST have their hands and faces washed to stop possible allergen contamination.
Funding Pack 2026 to 2027.pdfMAIN parental-statement-of-undertaking-psou-form.docx (1).pdfCharging Information
Charging Information
A child‛s nursery place will be dependent on continued employment by its parent or legal guardian with NEXT and a period of notice for the child to leave the nursery of 4 weeks must be given in writing or email (unless another mutually agreed arrangement is made).
In the event that a parent is dismissed from employment then the Nursery will serve one month‛s notice on the child‛s continued attendance at the Nursery.
All fees are up to date. In the event that unforeseen circumstances lead to an invoice not being paid, we will expect clear communication about how the delayed payment will be fulfilled. If a second invoice is 10 days late, with no payment received and no agreement communicated; Nursery will cancel all contracted child sessions. In these circumstances, your child‛s name will go back onto the waiting list for the next available space if still required.
Fees are payable by parents, even during periods of annual leave.
Parents who intend to remove their child from the Nursery for an extended holiday should be aware that the child‛s name will be removed from the roll, and any spaces that are created will be offered to children on the waiting list first. The space may become available again if there is no one on the waiting list.
Confidentiality & Privacy Policy
Confidentiality & Privacy Policy
Complaints Procedure
Complaints Procedure
In the unlikely event that you have a complaint or grievance then please follow the procedure below.
1. In the first instance please discuss it with the child’s key person or a senior member of staff/room leader.
2. If the issue remains unresolved or you feel you have received an unsatisfactory outcome, then these concerns must be
presented in writing (or email) to the Nursery Manager. The manager will then investigate the complaint and report back to the parent within three working days.
3. If the matter is still not resolved, a formal meeting will be held between the manager, parent and the senior staff member
to ensure that it is dealt with comprehensively.
4. If the matter cannot be resolved to their satisfaction, then parents have the right to raise the matter with Ofsted.
Direct Line to Complaints Investigation Team – 0300 123 4666 General Line – 0300 123 1231 enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk
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