Fee Information

Most employers will operate their childcare voucher scheme via 'salary sacrifice'. As long as your cash salary does not go below the National Minimum Wage, you can choose to take Childcare Vouchers up to the value of £2,916 a year as part of your package. If you accept Childcare Vouchers as a portion of your salary (up to £55 per week or £243 a month) you do not have to pay National Insurance Contributions (NIC) or Tax on that amount.

If you choose to have some of your salary paid as either paper or electronic Childcare Vouchers (up to £55 per week or £243 a month), you don't pay tax or NICs on that amount. So your remaining wages are greater after paying for your childcare with vouchers than if you had paid in cash.

Each parent that takes their maximum allowance can save up to £1,196 per year. Exactly how much you save depends on how much tax and National Insurance you pay.

Some children are eligible to receive two year old funding for 15 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year or a stretched offering of 11 hours per week for 51 weeks of the year. If you follow the link below and apply you will find out whether or not you child is eligible. 

All children are entitled to Early Years Funding from Croydon Council from the term after their 3rd birthday. 

A child turns 3 between January and March entitled to funding from April.

A child turns 3 between April and August entitled to funding from September.

A child turns 3 between September and December entitled to funding from January.

The government will fund up to 15 hours a week, for 38 weeks of the year free nursery education which is paid directly to the nursery. Your child has to attend on three separate days a week in order to claim the full 15 hours.

In order for the nursery to claim this funding you will need to provide a copy of your child’s birth certificate and complete a declaration stating where you are claiming the free entitlement.

Your child may attend for just their 15 hours a week free early years funding (term time only) if you wish.

Two Year Old and Early Years funded children whom attend all year (funding amount already deducted):

These fees are based on the current level of early years funding and should the government withdraw the level of funding that we receive – we withhold the right to adjust fees accordingly.

The government is offering working parents of 3 and 4 year olds 30 hours free nursery education. Parents need to apply for the funding online at HMRC/Childcare choices. If your application is successful then you will be given a reference number which needs to be given to the nursery.

In order to receive the funding the code needs to be given to nursery the term before funding begins and will be subject to eligibility checking via Croydon Early Years. 

September to December – code needs to be given to the nursery by the middle of August

January to March – code needs to be given to the nursery by the middle of November

April to July – code needs to be given to the nursery by the middle of March.