Fees & Funding
Hours
We are open term time only, Monday to Friday.
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Flying Start requires a minimum of 2 sessions a week for two year olds and a minimum of 3 sessions per week for three & four year olds.
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Sessions from
9:00am - 12:30pm
9:00am - 2:30pm (Bring a packed lunch)
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Fees
Fees for non funded sessions are:
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9.00am -12.30pm £29.75 per session 3½ hour session
9.00am - 2.30pm £46.75 per session 5½ hour session
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Daily fees for Universal (15 hours) & Extended Entitlement (30 hours) For 3 & 4 year olds a minimum of 3 sessions a week must be attended. You may choose to have different sessions during the week.
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Fees for 3 and 4 year old funded sessions are:
9.00am - 12.30pm £8.75 per session 3½ hour session
9.00am - 2.30pm £13.75 per session 5½ hour session
Fees over the Universal funded entitlement of 15 hours per week are charged at £8.50 per hour. If claiming for the 30 hours funding (you will need to apply for this in advance) the fees above will apply (we offer a maximum of 27.5 hours)
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There is are no additional charges for the first 15 hours, for children entitled to the two year old funding.
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What is Funded Early Education for 3 and 4 year olds?
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The Government offers 15 hours (Universal) funding for all 3 and 4 year olds. They also offer an additional 15 hours (Extended) funding for families who meet the eligibility criteria, called 30 hours Funding. Flying Start offers a total of 27.5 hours a week for 38 weeks a year.
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Parents can start using their funded early education in the term after their child turns 3 years of age.
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Parents can continue to access funded early education until their child either starts in reception class at a local authority maintained school or reaches compulsory school age, which is the school term after their fifth birthday.
Surrey County Council pays the funding for Funded Early Education for 3 and 4 year olds directly to the childcare provider.
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Extended Entitlement
Some parents may be eligible to a further 15 hours of funding for 3 and 4 year olds. We offer a total of 27.5 hours at Flying Start. To find out whether you are eligible and how to apply, please follow this link on the Government Website.
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When to apply
You can apply from when your child is 2 years and 36 weeks old.
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You must have a valid code by the end of the month before a new term starts.
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You have to reconfirm your eligibility every 3 months. If you apply more than 3 months before the term starts, you’ll have to reconfirm your eligibility in your account in order to keep your code valid.
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Flying Start Additional Charges
Government Early Education funding is for BASIC childcare with a staff:children ratio of 1 adult: 8 children. At Flying Start, we have 7 staff plus the Owner for 30 children between the ages of 2 and 5 years. Therefore, we work to a much higher ratio than the government funding covers. We also offer a variety of additional services and extra-curricular activities. If you choose Flying Start, you are choosing our higher staff ratios and highly qualified staff as well our extra-curricucular activities and therefore are signing up to paying our additional costs. If this is not for you, then please considered other options that suit your budget.
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What is Funded Early Education for 2 year olds?
Please follow the link to the government eligibility criteria to see whether you are eligible for any funding for your 2 year olds.
Government Website for 2 year old funding
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Sarah Maynard
07976041790
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Address
Flying Start Preschool
1st Molesey Scout Hut
193 Walton Road
East Molesey, Surrey
KT8 2DY
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