Jitterbugs Childcare fees & funding

At Jitterbugs, we offer all year round (50 weeks) places for children from birth to five years. These places are charged and offered differently within Jitterbugs depending on eligibility for funding or private fees. As an all-year-round setting, we provide all-year-round places to all children.

Jitterbugs sessions fees & information

Fees from April 2026

Times	Fees
Full day 7.45am – 5.45pm, Children can be dropped off later or collected earlier than these session times depending on your requirements.	£75.90 Includes all meals, snacks and consumables on non-funded hours
Half day 7.45am – 12.45pm morning sessions - Children can be dropped off later or collected earlier than these session times depending on your requirements 12.45pm – 5.45pm afternoon sessions - Children can be dropped off later or collected earlier than these session times depending on your requirements	£47.30 AM session includes all meals, snacks and consumables on non-funded hours PM session includes all meals, snacks and consumables on non-funded hours
Late pickup Charge: after your agreed time for every 15 mins	£27
Late payment charge for fees over 14 days after the 5th of each month. If fees are still not paid after 21 days from the 5th of the month your child will not be permitted to attend, they may return once fees are paid in full	£27
Admin charge to return overpaid nursery fees if requested. Payments made by Tax free childcare and vouchers cannot be refunded, your account would remain in credit.	£6
If your direct debit fails this will be requested again and if the direct debit fails a second time there will be an admin charge added to your account	£6
All fees are Subject to change due to annual increase each April or sooner if required. You will receive one months notice for any changes to fees.	A booking fee of £80 is payable and is refunded on your child’s first invoice/s if we are saving your child’s place for more than 2 weeks prior to their start date.
Meals/snacks/consumables are not included on government funded sessions. The cost per session is £5 on a half a day for meals, snacks and consumables and £10 on a full day. This includes everything apart from nappies, wipes and formula milk which must be provided by the parent and brought to nursery each day. Parents will be invoiced for the meals/snacks/consumables unless alternative arrangements are made before the child starts at Jitterbugs. The government provides funding to contribute towards childcare costs. However, it does not cover additional expenses such as meals, snacks, wipes, or extracurricular activities (e.g., French classes or music workshops). The Department for Education (DfE) states: “Government funding is intended to deliver high-quality, flexible childcare. It is not intended to cover the costs of meals, consumables, additional hours, or additional services.”

Support for families with childcare cost

At Jitterbugs we offer the different types of funding that is available for families through the government. To find more information about funding and other support that’s out there along with how families apply for funding, we would recommend you head over the best start in life website by clicking on the link below

https://www.beststartinlife.gov.uk