Welcome to Dragonflies Community Nursery
121 Ninfield Rd, Bexhill-on-Sea TN39 5BD

Pricing

Pricing

Our Fee Structure

Hourly rates

(Please note: Sessions need to be booked from one of the options in the below table).

0-2 years old – £8.50 an hour

2-3 years old – £8.00 an hour

3-5 years old – £7.50 an hour

£2.00 per breakfast meal 
£2.50 per dinner meal 

Please note that if you attend between 8 am – 9 am or 5/6 pm, the rates in the attached table are inclusive of meal costs. Meal costs are optional, and you may choose to provide your own healthy meals. Please speak to the management team if you wish to do so.
We do not provide a cooked lunch; therefore, we ask that you provide a packed lunch if you attend between 12noon and 1pm.
We accept Early Years Educational Entitlement for eligible children aged 9 months to 5 years. To support all families, you can use your Early Years Funded hours within any of our opening hours. Meal costs are not covered by the Early Years Educational Entitlement.
We accept childcare vouchers.
You can pay by tax free childcare

All activities within the nursery are included within our costs. If we provide any additional trips within the year, we will notify you in good time and make you aware of any additional costs. All such activities are optional.

We have a limited number of Term Time only spaces, please speak to the management team should you require a space.


Session rates

Session0-2yrs2-3yrs3-5yrs
8am-9am (includes breakfast)£8.50 £7.50 £7.50
9am-12pm£21 £19.50 £18
1pm-4pm£21 £19.50 £18
4-5pm £7 £6.50 £6
5pm-6pm£9 £8.50 £8
Session0-2yrs2-3yrs3-5yrs
8am-12pm *£29.50£27.50£25.50
8am-1pm *£36.50£34£31.50
8am-4pm*£57.50£53.50£49.50
8am-5pm *£64.50£60£55.50
8am-6pm ***£73.50£68.50.50£63.50
9am-12pm£21£19.50£18
9am-1pm£28£26£24
9am-4pm £49£45.50£42
9am-5pm £56£52£49
9am-6pm **£65£60.50£57
1pm-4pm£21£19.50£18
1pm-5pm £28£26£24
1pm-6pm **£37£34.50£32
Full time 8am - 6pm every day ***£367.50£342.50£317.50

* Includes Breakfast
** Includes Tea
*** Includes Breakfast and Tea


Free Childcare for Working Parents Scheme

We are pleased to announce that we are an approved childcare provider for the Free Childcare for Working Parents scheme. Eligible working families in England may receive up to 30 hours of funded childcare per week for children aged 9 months to 4 years, supporting your child’s early learning and development in a nurturing environment. Find out more on the government website here.

Below are some example ways these funded hours can be used.

Examples of funded offer – 30 hours a week term time only

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Additional payment
9am-4pm9am-4pm9am-5pm9am-1pm9am-1pm0
8am-4pm9am-4pm8am-12pm8am-12pm9am-4pmBreakfast food charge applies
8am-6pm8am-6pm8am-6pmBreakfast and tea charge applies

Example of funded offer – stretched 23 hours a week for 49 weeks  and 1 week of 13 hours.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Additional payment
9am-4pm9am-4pm9am-5pm9am-1pm9am-1pm0
8am-4pm9am-4pm8am-12pm8am-12pm9am-4pmBreakfast food charge applies
8am-6pm8am-6pm8am-6pmBreakfast and tea charge applies

Chargeable Extras

Description Unit Unit price Line total
Free entitlement hours – 30 hours per week (must not have a charge).

Example – Stretched 23 hours a week for 49 weeks and 1 week of 13 hours. 30 hours a week term time only.

Every child is entitled to 1140 hours per academic year.

We only offer 38 weeks term time only or 50 weeks contract.
Weekly Free Free
Additional hours purchased – Any hours attended in excess of a child’s agreed weekly funded entitlement will be charged at the applicable hourly rate. Weekly The current hourly rates are £8.50 per hour for children aged 0–2 years,
£8.00 per hour for children aged 2–3 years,
and £7.50 per hour for children aged 3–5 years.
Meals/snacks Per meal –
Breakfast /
Dinner
£2.00 – Breakfast
£2.50 – Dinner
Consumables (for example, nappies and sun cream). We ask for a voluntary £2 donation towards sun cream, unless your child brings their own. This donation is not mandatory. £2 donation
Additional voluntary services (for example, trips, forest school sessions or foreign language lessons) Ad Hoc £0
Total Total will vary depending on the child’s attendance pattern, age group, and any chargeable extras selected.

If you do not wish to take up specific extras with the provider, for example, because you wish to provide your own, please make your provider aware so options can be discussed.