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Fees and Funding

ACTIVE KIDS, ACTIVE MINDS

Clear, inclusive nursery fees from 1 September 2026

At Active Kids Nursery, we pride ourselves on providing an amazing nursery and learning environment for children at affordable rates. We are open 51 weeks in the year and close for one week during the Christmas break.

Browse our rates and discover more about registration by reading the information below.

Choose the session that suits your family:

Full Day

8:00 a.m – 6:00 p.m (Ten hour nursery day)
 

School Day

8:00 a.m – 4:00 p.m (Eight hour nursery day)
 

No hidden extras - everything your child needs is included:

  • Breakfast
  • Nappies and wet wipes
  • Two healthy snacks each day
  • Two freshly prepared hot meals each day
  • Drinks and sun cream
  • Weekly yoga sessions
  • Nursery activities, additional trips and outings throughout the year

Paying your fees

  • Fees are spread over 12 equal monthly instalments.
  • Term-Time Only fees are based on 38 weeks; All-Year fees are based on 51 weeks.
  • Fees are due during the first week of each month.
  • Late payments may incur a 5% surcharge.

Our Fee Structure

How to read the tables

  • ‘AY’ means All Year and ‘TT’ means Term Time.
  • The figure in brackets shows the funded hours used each week.
  • All prices shown are monthly amounts. Monthly figures are annualised and rounded to the nearest penny where required.
  • Fee structure effective from 1 September 2026.

Under 2 Year Olds

Monthly fees for children under two, with funded examples where applicable.

Full Day  |  8:00am–6:00pm  |  £72 per day

Days

Full Fee AY

Funded AY

(22.35 hours)

Full Fee TT

Funded TT

(30 hours)

2 Days

£612

£244.80 (12h)

£456

£182.40 (12h)

3 Days

£918

£367.20 (18h)

£684

£273.60 (18h)

4 Days

£1,224

£540.09 (22.35h)

£912

£364.80 (24h)

5 Days

£1,530

£846.09 (22.35h)

£1,140

£456 (30h)

School Day  |  8:00am–4:00pm  |  £62 per day

Days

Full Fee AY

Funded AY

(22.35 hours)

Full Fee TT

Funded TT

(30 hours)

2 Days

£527

£131.75 (12h)

£392.67

£98.17 (12h)

3 Days

£790.50

£197.63 (18h)

£589

£147.25 (18h)

4 Days

£1,054

£317.86(22.35h)

£785.33

£196.33 (24h)

5 Days

£1,317.50

£581.36 (22.35h)

£981.67

£245.42 (30h)

Over 2 Year Olds

Monthly fees for children aged two and over, including 11.17 and 22.35 AY funded hours/ 15 and 30 TT funded hours

Full Day  |  8:00am–6:00pm  |  £68 per day

Days

Full Fee AY

Funded AY

(11.17 hours)

Funded AY

(22.35 hours)

Full Fee TT

Funded TT

(15 hours)

Funded TT

(30 hours)

2 Days

£578

£255.21 (11.17h)

£231.20 (12h)

£430.67

£172.27 (12h)

£172.27 (12h)

3 Days

£867

£544.21 (11.17h)

£346.80 (18h)

£646.00

£323.00 (15h)

£258.40 (18h)

4 Days

£1,156

£833.21 (11.17h)

£510.09(22.35h)

£861.33

£538.33 (15h)

£344.53 (24h)

5 Days

£1,445

£1,122.21 (11.17h)

£799.09(22.35h)

£1,076.67

£753.67 (15h)

£430.67 (30h)

School Day  |  8:00am–4:00pm  |  £55 per day

Days

Full Fee AY

Funded AY

(11.17 hours)

Funded AY

(22.35 hours)

Full Fee TT

Funded TT

(15 hours)

Funded TT

(30 hours)

2 Days

£467.50

£141.14 (11.17h)

£116.88 (12h)

£348.33

£87.08 (12h)

£87.08 (12h)

3 Days

£701.25

£374.89 (11.17h)

£175.31 (18h)

£522.50

£195.95 (15h)

£130.63 (18h)

4 Days

£935.00

£608.64 (11.17h)

£281.99(22.35h)

£696.67

£370.12 (15h)

£174.17 (24h)

5 Days

£1,168.75

£842.39 (11.17h)

£515.74 (22.35h)

£870.83

£544.29 (15h)

£217.71 (30h)

Funded Childcare

Important Information

Funded Childcare

The amount of funding available depends on your child’s age, your family’s eligibility and whether care is taken All Year or Term Time Only.

Children from 9 months – Working Parent Entitlement

  • All-Year care: up to 22.35 funded hours per week.
  • Term-Time Only care: up to 30 funded hours per week.

Children aged 3 and 4 – universal entitlement

  • All-Year care: up to 11.17 funded hours per week.
  • Term-Time Only care: up to 15 funded hours per week.
  • Eligible working families may receive up to 22.35 hours All Year or 30 hours Term Time Only, as shown in the fee tables.

Early Learning for 2-year-olds

Some two-year-olds can receive up to 15 hours of funded early learning each week, or 570 hours across the year. This offer was previously sometimes described as the ‘disadvantaged’ two-year-old offer. Eligibility is based on family circumstances or the child’s individual circumstances, and families can check the criteria and apply through Brighton & Hove City Council.

Find out more and apply: Early Learning for 2 year olds – Brighton & Hove City Council

Working Parent Entitlement

Eligible working parents may be able to access funded childcare from the term after their child reaches the relevant age. Families should use the government’s Best Start in Life service to check the current entitlement rules, find out when funding can begin and apply for or reconfirm their childcare code.

Check your entitlement: Childcare & Early Years Education – Best Start in Life

How funded hours work at ActiveKids

  • Standalone funded sessions are available from 8:00am-3:30pm, Monday to Thursday, during term time only and subject to availability.
  • Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • When funding is used alongside paid childcare, a maximum of six funded hours can be used per nursery day.
  • Children attending fewer days will use fewer funded hours.

Using funded hours without additional charges

If you wish to access funded-hours-only sessions, families will be offered a reasonable alternative to paying for meals, nappies and other optional extras. Please talk to the nursery about the arrangements available.

Help with childcare costs

Tax-Free Childcare

Eligible working parents, including those who are self-employed, can reduce their childcare costs using the government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme. For every £8 paid into a childcare account, the government adds £2, subject to the scheme limits.

Find out more: Tax-Free Childcare – GOV.UK

We also accept childcare vouchers- speak to our team for more information.

Discounts

  • 2.5% Blue Light Card discount.
  • 2.5% NHS staff discount.
  • 2.5% sibling discount, applied to the eldest child.
  • 2.5% full-time discount for five Full Days per week, All Year.

Discounts cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Evidence for NHS or Blue Light discounts can be emailed or shown to a member of the management team.

Registration and sessions

  • Children must attend a minimum of two sessions per week to support their learning, development and successful transition into nursery.
  • A £50 non-refundable registration fee is payable.
  • A £50 refundable deposit is payable and will be returned when the required one month’s written notice is given.
  • Families accessing funded-only sessions do not pay the registration fee or deposit.

Changing Sessions, Additional Hours and Late Collection

  • One month’s written notice is required to leave the nursery, reduce sessions or change booked sessions.
  • Requests to increase sessions will be accommodated subject to availability.
  • Changes to funded sessions can only be made at the start of a new term.
  • The following charges apply for additional hours and late collection:
    • 7:30am start or 6:30pm finish- £15
    • 7:45am start- £9
    • Additional 30 minutes- £8
    • Additional hour- £15
    • Unagreed late collection- £10 per 10 minutes

Attendance and collection

  • No refunds are given for sickness, holidays or other absences.
  • Booked sessions cannot be swapped.
  • Please allow enough time to collect your child before the end of their booked session.
  • Late collection charges apply when collection is after the agreed finish time.

Talk to Us

We understand that funding and monthly fees can feel complicated. Our management team will be happy to explain the options and provide a personalised fee illustration based on your child’s age, attendance pattern and funding eligibility.

Discuss Your Needs