Minimum 2 full days including Monday or Friday.
We require a £75 non-refundable administration fee for all registrations who wish to take up a place. To secure your child’s place at Little Haven, we ask that a completed registration form is returned along with a refundable deposit. A deposit is required, which is refunded from your final invoice once the requisite notice period is given.
Invoices will reflect funded hours allocated as per the booking pattern. The Government funding (15 and 30 hours) is structured for 38 weeks of the year (term time), our places are for 50 weeks of the year, and so the funded hours are stretched over the 50 weeks that we are open.
For information about free early education and funding, and other support with childcare costs such as Tax Free Childcare, visit Homepage | Best Start in Life
Fees for – 3 months to 3 years +
Standard Fees (without funded hours)
| Days | Amount |
| 2days | £976.80 |
| 3days | £1465.20 |
| 4days | £1953.60 |
| Full Time | £2442.00 |
Fees with 30hrs Early Years Working Families Free Entitlement applied
Funding Entitlement for – 9-23 months
| 22.8 funded hours per week | Monthly Fee | |
|
8am – 6pm |
3 days per week | £466.20 |
| 4 days per week | £999.00 | |
| 5 days per week | £1514.04 | |
|
9am – 4.30pm
|
4 days per week | £449.51 |
| 5 days per week | £842.49 |
Funding Entitlement for – 24 – 50 months
| 22.8 funded hours per week | Monthly Fee | |
|
8am – 6pm |
3 days per week | £704.20 |
| 4 days per week | £1305.00 | |
| 5 days per week | £1888.04 | |
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9am – 4.30pm
|
4 days per week | £755.55 |
| 5 days per week | £1216.49 |
Universal Funding 15hours
| 11.4 funded hours per week | Monthly Fee | |
| 8am – 6pm | 3 days per week | £1164.68 |
| 4 days per week | £1653.08 | |
| 5 days per week | £2141.48 | |
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9am – 4.30pm
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4 days per week | £1164.68 |
| 5 days per week | £1530.98 |
Optional Charges
| Costs | Description |
| £3.00 (weekly) | Optional Charge – Music Sessions (Music Monkeys) |
| £1.50 (weekly) | Optional Charge – Cooking Classes |
| £3.00 (weekly) | Optional Charge – Yoga (Beam) |
| £3.00 (weekly) | Optional Charge – Story Telling Sessions (Little Supernovas) |
| £3.00 (Weekly) | Optional Charge – Wipes, Nappy Sacks, Cotton Wool, Face Flannels, Tissues, Cream’s |
| £15.80 (Daily) | Optional Charge – Breakfast, Lunch, Tea & Two Snacks |
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In accordance with the EYFS requirements, any contributions requested for consumables, food, or trips are optional charges and are not a condition of a child accessing their funded early education entitlement. You can read through the policy and procedures regarding our pack lunch guidance under Nutrition and Meal Times – Policies & Procedures | London | Little Haven Childcare |
Academic Year: September 2025 – August 2026
Little Haven Childcare is open for 50 weeks of the year, and our fees are calculated on this basis.
We offer Islington-funded early education hours on a stretched model across 50 weeks with additional hours, allowing families to spread their funded entitlement evenly and benefit from consistent monthly payments throughout the year.
Funded hours are applied in line with Islington Council funding rules, and any hours attended above the funded entitlement, or additional services provided, will be charged accordingly.
The maximum FEEE is 570 hours per year for the 15 hour per week entitlement and 1,140 hours per year for the 30 hours per week entitlement. We offer this entitlement stretched over 50 weeks of the year. This means taking fewer hours per week, stretched over more weeks of the year. Instead of receiving 15 or 30 hours only in term time, families receive 11.4 or 22.8 funded hours every week across the 50 weeks we are open. This applies to the 30-hour funding when accessed in conjunction with private hours.
Monthly fees are payable all year round and include bank holidays, inset days, and Little Haven closure days (12 days per year). Fees remain payable during these periods, as staffing and essential operational costs continue even when the nursery is closed.
Our Fully Funded Offer
We offer a limited number of term-time-only funded places (38 weeks), subject to availability. You can choose from 30 or 15 funded hours per week, which can be taken in different blocks depending on the days you select. For example: 15 hours per week could be spread over 3 days or 30 hours per week could be spread over 5 full days or other combinations to suit your family’s needs. While fully funded places cover your child’s nursery hours at no cost, optional activities and meals are available for an additional charge, as these are not included in government funded hours. We offer these to enhance your child’s experience and make their time with us even more special.
This will be discussed with you on completion of your registration form. Families accessing Funded Early Education Entitlement (FEEE) only will not be charged a registration fee. However, where funded hours are combined with additional paid sessions, a registration fee will apply.
While we strive to ensure continuity of your child’s fully funded place during room transitions, it may not always be possible to maintain the same funded place allocation as originally agreed.
Cancelling a Confirmed Nursery Place
Cancelling within three months of your child’s start date
If you no longer require your child’s place within three calendar months of their planned start date, we kindly ask that you inform us as soon as possible. In this instance, the deposit fee and joining fee are non-refundable. You will also be responsible for any fees due during the three-month notice period that exceed the value of the deposit fee.
Notice once your child has started at Little Haven
Once your child has begun attending Little Haven Childcare, we require a full terms notice to cancel their place. The notice period will begin from the date you inform us in writing, and fees will remain payable throughout this time. All outstanding fees must be settled in full before the contract ends.
The above information applies to the 2025–2026 academic year and may be subject to change.
