Fees and times
Nursery Sessions Available:
At Dunkirk, we pride ourselves in offering affordable childcare. For the academic year 23-24, the cost per hour of nursery childcare within the city was between £7.20 and £9 per hour, our care was £5 an hour. Due to rising costs, we are increasing our fees in September 24 to £7 an hour. However, this is still cheaper than other providers within the city.
Contract and change of care forms can be found by clicking on the links or by getting a hard copy from school.
| Session | Session Times | Hours | Fees 23-24 | Fees 24-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 08:30 - 11:30 | 3 | £15 | £21 |
| Afternoon | 12:00 - 15:00 | 3 | £15 | £21 |
| Lunch - PT | 11:30 - 15:00 | 0.6 | £5.50 | £6.50 |
| Full day - inc lunch | 08:30 - 15:00 | 6.5 | £35 | £48 |
Please note that the cost of lunch care includes a hot school dinner and pudding.
Government funding:
Parents and carers can use their 15 or 30 hours entitlement for morning and afternoon sessions only and this will be deducted from your childcare bill. We always ensure that entitled hours are used on teaching days and not bank holidays or inset days, to ensure that you get the cheapest possible childcare you can.
Additional Hours:
We offer parents the opportunity to buy additional hours to access a longer day or lunchtime session. These sessions can complement the morning or afternoon education sessions and are allocated dependent on availability of hours and considering the needs of the child.
E.g. If a child attends a morning session, they could access another 4 hours at a cost of lunch plus 3 hours care.
In order to access this care, you must fill out a change of care form 4 weeks in advance of the change in requirements.