Fees & Funding

At Little Explorers, we believe high-quality childcare should be both accessible and affordable. Our nursery offers competitive pricing while maintaining the highest standards of care, safety and learning for every child.

We understand that every family’s needs are different, which is why we provide a range of flexible options to help you fit childcare around your schedule. Little Explorers is open Monday to Friday, 7:30am – 6:00pm, offering full-day, half-day and school-hours sessions to suit your routine.

Our Sessions

We offer a variety of sessions to give families flexibility:

Full Day: 7:30am – 6:00pm

Morning Session: 7:30am – 12:30pm

Afternoon Session: 1:00pm – 6:00pm

School Day Session: 9:00am – 3:00pm

Term-time only places available

If you require a bespoke pattern or ad-hoc sessions, please speak to a member of our team and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Funding Options

We accept a wide range of government-funded childcare support schemes to help make childcare more affordable:

15 & 30 Hours Government Funding Eligible families can access:

15 hours funded childcare for all 3 and 4-year-olds.

30 hours funded childcare for eligible working parents.

2-year-old funding, depending on eligibility.

Funding can be used across a variety of our sessions.

Any additional hours or services not covered by funding will be charged at our standard hourly or sessional rate.

What isn’t covered by funding: Meals and snacks, Nappies, wipes ,suncream, activities, trips and any additional hours outside of the free entitlement. If your child receives government funding with Little Explorers we have additional charges for these. This cost will be shown on your invoices as additional fee which then will be broken down with the additionals your child had accessed. We charge a £5 a month per child that will cover all trips, resources and activities.

Breakfast - £1.00

Snack - £0.70

Lunch - £3.00

Tea - £2.00

Parents can speak to the team to opt out of any additionals.