Term Date 2021-2022
We at Little Ducks strive to help the children develop their own sense of Curiosity, Wonder and Awe, about the world around them.
Please call
07825 241395
WELCOME TO OUR
PARENTS CORNER
Our Policies are available in The Pavilion (please ask a member of staff for the file or go to policy section click here >>). All our policies are designed to offer the best possible experience for the children and families in the group. The policies are reviewed on a regular basis and comments and suggestions from parents are always welcome.
Our Fees
The standard fees for children attending Little Ducks are as follows:-
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2-year-olds
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Half Day Session 8.30am-11.30am / 12.15-3.15pm £23.49
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Lunch £4.95 (optional cooked lunch £2.25)
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Full Day Session 8.30am-3.15pm £51.93
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Consumables 75p per session
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3 and 4-year-olds
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Half Day Session 8.30am-11.30am / 12.15-3.15pm £20.40
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Lunch £4.95 (optional cooked lunch £2.25)
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Full Day Session 8.30am–3.15pm £45.75
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Consumables 75p per session
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Wrap-around care
We also offer wrap-around care from 7.45 till 5.30
Unfortunately we do not accept funding for these hours
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Breakfast Club 7.45am until 8.30am £5.50
After Preschool Club 3.15pm until 5.30pm £17.60
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We do accept the government 2, 3, and 4-year-old funding.
The vouchers schemes we are registered with are:-
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Tax-free childcare
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Kiddivouchers
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Computershare
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Edenred
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Busybees
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Sodexo
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If the company you work for uses a different voucher scheme then please speak with us and we will look into registering with them.
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Funding
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All 3 and 4-year-old children receive 15 hours of childcare per week (term time).
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15 hours of funded childcare is also available for 2-year-old children from low income families.
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Children with working parents may be eligible for an additional 15 hours of funded childcare from the age of 2.
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From September 2025, working families will be able to apply for up to 30 hours of funded childcare for children from 9 months old up until school age.
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Visit www.childcarechoices.gov.uk now to find out if this applies to you. Funding applications are valid for the term after you apply (September, January and April) so ensure you apply in plenty of time.
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If you are already benefiting from the additional working parents funding, don’t forget to reconfirm your eligibility every 3 months via your online childcare portal.
Admissions
To put your child's name on our waiting list please email us at childreylittleducks@gmail.com with your child's name, date of birth and when you'd like your child to start with us.
You will contact you before your child is due to start to discuss the sessions we have available and to arrange settling in sessions. To provide appropriate care we have a self-limited number of places for 2 year olds and we operate an admissions policy based on the date of submission of application form to ensure fairness.
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Parent involvement & rota
Research shows that children learn better when their parents are involved as they are the first and the most important educators of their children. Parents and carers are very welcome in our pre-school to help whenever they wish. It also gives parents the opportunity to take an active part in the group, to see what happens there and to talk about it afterwards with their child. In addition, a rota system provides a valuable opportunity for all children to see their own parents/carers in a new role.There are many ways that parents support our pre-school and we consider it a particular strength of the pre-school that our parents are so involved. Parents help not just with running the sessions but also as committee members, fundraisers or as our representatives in the community.
Useful Links
Oxfordshire County Council
Pre-Schools Learning Alliance
Ofsted
