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Meals & snacks
Healthy, nutritious meals and snacks each day, with a focus on fresh ingredients, supplied by Zebedee’s. We cater for allergies and dietary needs.
Fee Schedule 2026 / 27
Clear fees, stretched across all 51 weeks
Fees are based on full days, 8.00am until 6.00pm, with a minimum of two days per week. Meals, snacks, nappies, wipes, creams and activities are all included.
Fee & funding estimator
Find your family’s figure.
Choose a booking pattern and the estimator will show you the exact figure published in the Little Doves Fee Schedule 2026 / 27. Nothing here is calculated — every amount is read straight from the schedule below.
Days per week
No booking-pattern discountYour child’s age
Funded hours begin at 9 monthsFunded hours
Stretched over 51 weeksTax-Free Childcare
Your estimated monthly fee
£1,338.75 per month
3 full days a week, 8.00am – 6.00pm, at the published rate for children 0–5 with no funding.
- Registration fee
- £120
- Deposit
- £300
- Registration fee and deposit
- £420
30 hours funding is not listed against a two-day booking pattern in the fee schedule.
Funding is available for children aged 9 months and above, so no funded hours are applied here.
Funded hours are stretched over the 51 weeks that the nursery is open.
The government will contribute £2 for every £8 you pay towards childcare up to a maximum of £2,000 per annum. This can be used in addition to the funding outlined above.
If you or your spouse earn over £100,000 pa, you will not be eligible for the 30 hours funding for 9 months to 4 year olds, nor will you be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare. You will however still be entitled to 15 hours ‘Universal’ funding for 3 and 4 year olds.
The fee schedule notes a daily consumables charge of £15. This charge is voluntary — see our Consumables Policy.
Source: Little Doves Fee Schedule 2026 / 27 — For Children Attending All Year Round. This Fees Schedule and the Additional Fees Information should be read together please.
The published schedule
Little Doves Fee Schedule 2026 / 27
For children attending all year round. Monthly fees, full days, 8am – 6pm.
| Days per week 8am – 6pm |
Children under 9 months | Children 0 – 5 with no funding | Children 9 months and above receiving 15 hours funding | Children 9 months and above receiving 30 hours funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | £892.50 | £892.50 | £464.86 | * |
| 3 | £1,338.75 | £1,338.75 | £911.11 | £483.86 |
| 43% discount applied | £1,731.45 | £1,731.45 | £1,316.64 | £902.21 |
| 55% discount applied | £2,119.69 | £2,119.69 | £1,713.43 | £1,307.55 |
| Days per week 8am – 6pm |
Children under 9 months | Children 0 – 5 with no funding | Children 9 months and above receiving 15 hours funding | Children 9 months and above receiving 30 hours funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | £725.83 | £725.83 | £371.89 | * |
| 3 | £1,172.08 | £1,172.08 | £744.44 | £387.09 |
| 43% discount applied | £1,564.78 | £1,564.78 | £1,149.97 | £735.54 |
| 55% discount applied | £1,953.02 | £1,953.02 | £1,546.76 | £1,140.87 |
4 & 5 day booking patterns have a 3% & 5% discount applied.
* Please note that there is a daily consumables charge of £15. This charge is voluntary — see our Consumables Policy.
This Fees Schedule and the Additional Fees Information should be read together please.
What the fee covers
Included as standard.
Fees are based on full days rather than hourly rates. Parents do pay for holidays and sick days, and the nursery will be registered with the various schemes that offer childcare vouchers.
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Nappies & creams
Nappies, wipes and creams are all provided.
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Activities
Activities such as music and trips are included within the fee.
- Registration fee
- £120
- Deposit
- £300
- Daily consumables
- The fee schedule notes a daily consumables charge of £15. This charge is voluntary — see our Consumables Policy.
- Basis of charging
- Full days, not hourly rates.
- Holidays & sick days
- Parents do pay for holidays and sick days.
- Childcare vouchers
- Accepted — the nursery will be registered with the various schemes that offer childcare vouchers.
Funding explained
Is funding available?
Yes. Hours are stretched over the 51 weeks that the nursery will be open, and parents can use funded hours and buy extra hours where available.
30 hours
Eligible working families
Eligible working families will be able to claim 30 hours per week funding for children 9 months to 4 years.
15 hours
Two-year-olds & universal
Some eligible non-working families will be able to claim 15 hours for 2 year olds. ‘Universal’ 15 hours funding is available for all 3 to 4 year olds.
Tax-Free Childcare
£2 for every £8
The government will contribute £2 for every £8 you pay towards childcare up to a maximum of £2,000 per annum. This can be used in addition to the funding outlined above.
Earnings threshold
If you or your spouse earn over £100,000 pa, you will not be eligible for the 30 hours funding for 9 months to 4 year olds, nor will you be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare. You will however still be entitled to 15 hours ‘Universal’ funding for 3 and 4 year olds.
Funded places & consumables policies
We offer funded-only places for parents who qualify for government funding. The consumables charge on funded hours is voluntary, and families may choose to contribute towards all, some or none of it. Our policies explain how this works.
Facilitating funded-only hours policy (PDF, 2 pages)
Consumables Policy (PDF, 4 pages)
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