Fees & Funding
Pre-Registration
We only offer full days and children must attend a minimum of 2 days per week including a Monday or a Friday if not both. We have a limited number of funded only places available.
We have limited time slots for tours (10am or 2pm daily). These are reserved for families looking to start within a 6-month period or in September (our biggest intake). For those outside of this, you can book a space at one of our open days (see our upcoming open days on our events page!).
Where a place is not available, parents have the option to be added to our waitlist free of charge. Once a space becomes available you will be contacted to enquire if you would like to proceed with the registration process. We advise all prospective parents who are put on the waitlist to book a tour to view the nursery so that should a space become available, you can accept immediately, as spaces are allocated on a first come first serve basis. We aim to give parents as much notice as possible when a space becomes available.
To secure your child’s place, we require the following:
- £200 Registration Fee (non-refundable)
- £400 Deposit (we will deduct this from your first month’s fees)
- Completed Registration Form
- Signed Terms and Conditions
The majority of our registrations come from refer-a-friend recommendations. That’s why we offer you and your friend 10% off your first month’s fees when you both join us. We also believe in keeping families together which is why we offer sibling discounts and full-time discounts to make childcare more affordable. And to make things even easier, we also accept funding, Tax-Free Childcare, Childcare Vouchers and other Employer-Supported Childcare Schemes. See further down on this page for more information!
(Please note only one discount can be applied to any child.)
Children attending the setting full-time (Monday-Friday) receive a 10% discount.
Siblings are eligible for a 10% discount. The discount will be applied to the eldest child’s fees.
Refer a friend and you’ll both receive 10% off your first month’s fees once you’ve been with us for three months.
Once a space has been offered, you will have 3 working days to complete the necessary documentation and transfer the deposit to secure your child’s place.
If any of the below contact information changes, please let your nursery know as soon as possible so we can keep your records up to date:
- Address
- Phone Number/Email Address
- Emergency Contacts
Every child settles at their own pace. Before your child's start date, your nursery team will work with you to plan settling in sessions that help your child become familiar with their new environment and build confidence.
Register
To secure your child’s place, click here. After you have registered, please transfer the £200 registration fee and your £400 deposit in one transaction to the account below:
Bank: Metro Bank
Account Name: Fennies Day Nurseries LTD
Account Number: 13682569
Sort Code: 230580
Please reference your transaction with your child’s first initial and surname, followed by the nursery name. For example; If the child’s name is Jane Smith, and they’re going to Eltham Nursery your reference will be: JSmithEltham.
Should you have any questions regarding the information on this page, please contact us on enquiries@fennies.com. Or if you prefer to transfer your deposit over the phone, call us on 0208 770 3222 and our admissions team will assist you.
Post-Registration
We offer families a settling in period to aid a smooth transition of your child into the nursery. If you want to stay close by, we have Parent Spaces onsite.
Monday - Friday, 7:45 am - 6 pm.
At Fennies, we understand that life doesn't always operate on a 9-to-5 schedule, which is why we're here to make your childcare journey as convenient as possible. Our doors are open from 7:45am till 6pm, 51-weeks a year (excluding bank holidays). The nursery closes for one week between Christmas and New Year.
We also offer an early session for an additional £10 starting at 7am for those of you looking to beat the morning rush. Parents are welcome to pick up anytime within our operating hours.
You can change your booking pattern subject to availability and we request 8 weeks’ notice for a reduction in booking pattern.
We offer extra sessions; however, we request a minimum 24hrs notice.
We require 8 week’s written notice for all cancellations.
Your £400 deposit will be refunded. The £200 registration fee is non-refundable.
Your £400 deposit and your £200 registration fee are non-refundable.
Your cancellation period will commence 8 weeks after your notice is received. Fees up to and including the final date must be paid in full before the leave date.
Remember any questions not answered here, your Admissions Executive will be on hand to help!
Funding
Government-funded childcare is based on 38 weeks (term time) each year. This means families receive either 570 funded hours per year (15-hour entitlement) or 1,140 funded hours per year (30-hour entitlement).
At Fennies, we do not offer term time only (38 week) placements. So instead, we stretch your funded hours across our 51 week nursery year, so your annual entitlement is spread evenly throughout the year. This provides approximately 11.18 funded hours per week for the 15-hour entitlement and 22.35 funded hours per week for the 30-hour entitlement.
Your total annual funded hours remain exactly the same. Stretching the funding simply allows families to benefit from a consistent level of funded childcare every week of the nursery year.
To find out more about Funding at Fennies, check out our Funding Booklet
Parents can apply for Tax-Free Childcare through the UK government website. The process involves setting up an online childcare account, where for every £8 deposited the government adds £2, up to £2,000 per year per child, or £4,000 if the child is disabled. To be eligible, parents must be working and meet income requirements. Applications can be submitted online and eligibility needs to be reconfirmed every three months. For detailed steps and to apply, visit the Tax-Free Childcare page.
Enjoy Benefits acts as a platform that enables employers to implement various employee benefits, including the popular Workplace Nursery Scheme and childcare vouchers. Through a partnership with Fennies, Enjoy Benefits offers the Workplace Nursery Scheme to employees of companies using its platform. This arrangement allows parents to pay nursery fees via salary sacrifice, resulting in significant tax savings. By using Enjoy Benefits, employees can save between 32% and 47% on their nursery costs.