At Southover Pre-School, for
your convenience, our fees include an exciting range of extra-curricular clubs, freshly
prepared breakfast, milk and snacks cooked by our on-site chef (excluding lunch, where you
can find further information here.  

In addition, we are pleased to offer a range of offers and discounts, from time to time, for example: Siblings Discount, Make a Recommendation.

Government Funding

The Government funds Local Authorities to offer subsidised early education places insettings inspected by Ofsted.  All 3 and 4 year olds become eligible for the Funded
Early Education entitlement the term after their third birthday and are entitled to
570 hours of childcare which is 15 hours per week for 38 weeks. In addition, 3 and 4
year
olds of qualifying, working parents in England may also be able to access a further
570 hours of funded childcare; this means 3 and 4 year olds could receive a total of
30 hours funded childcare per week over for 38 weeks, providing they meet the
government eligibility.
To qualify, each parent (or the sole parent in a lone parent family) will need to earn,
on average, at least the equivalent of 16 hours on the national minimum wage per
week and no more than £100,000 per year.  Self-employed parents and parents on
zero-hours contracts will be eligible if they meet the average earnings criteria.
Families where one parent is not in paid employment (or neither parent works) will
usually not be eligible for the additional 15 hours. There are exceptions for parents
who are on parental, maternity, paternity, adoption or sick leave. Parents who are
studying or in training will not be eligible unless this is combined with paid work
which meets the minimum average earnings threshold.

Please note:  Whilst we participate in 15 and 30 hours funded entitlement to Early
Years Education for 3 and 4 year olds this does not guarantee the availability of a
place. 

Tax-Free Childcare

All BLS Nurseries are registered and accept payments from Tax-Free Childcare accounts.
 Tax-Free Childcare is a more accessible alternative to the Employer Childcare Voucher
scheme offering tax efficient savings when paying for your nursery fees. Tax-Free Childcare
will be open to all qualifying parents, unlike childcare vouchers which can only be bought by
people whose employer offers the scheme.  It is a scheme by which the government will top
up a designated childcare bank account by 20p for every 80p deposited, up to a maximum of
£2,000 per child per year. It is the responsibility of the parent to ensure the Tax-Free
Childcare payments are set up in line with the terms of the Southover Pre-school.
Tax-Free Childcare can be used alongside the 15 and 30 hours funded entitlement to Early
Years Education for 3 and 4 year olds and will support families with their childcare costs.
To find out if you are eligible or for more detailed information and how to register, please visit
the Government Childcare Service website. 

Childcare Vouchers

We accept Childcare Vouchers from employers who offer this benefit to their eligible
employees as an e-voucher. Vouchers are non-taxable and exempt from NI contributions for
employees, whilst offering NI savings for employers. Both parents are eligible to claim as long
as they are both in employment.
For further information about any of the above please contact us and we will be more than
happy to answer your questions.