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Nursery fees
We offer both term time and all year round options in the nursery to meet family needs. Fees for both term time and all year round options are shown below.
To benefit from the activities organised in Bluebird Nursery and to assist with settling in and confidence building, we recommend a minimum of four sessions per week. Afternoon sessions cannot be booked in isolation, so four sessions could be two full days, four mornings, or one day and two mornings. We would expect the number of sessions each week to increase gradually as children move through nursery.
The morning session includes a snack and a hot, two-course lunch. A snack is also served in the afternoon for children staying all day. Nappies and wipes are not included; we ask parents to supply these according to personal preference for your child.
For nursery children aged 2 and above, we accept government funding for up to 15 hours of free childcare for a maximum of 36 weeks per year. For nursery children aged 3 and over, we charge an enrichment fee of £195 a month (for 10 months).
Nursery Fees – academic year 2026-27
Admissions fees and additional charges
| Nursery Registration fee | £95 (inclusive of VAT) |
| Nursery Acceptance deposit Deducted from the final invoice at the end of Year 6. | £600 (inclusive of VAT) |
Nursery fees – Academic year 2026-27
Term time
| Sessions | Opening hours | Fees per day (excluding funding) |
| Morning session (4 hours) | 8:30am – 12:30pm | £36.00 |
| School day session (7.5 hours) | 8:30am – 4:00pm | £67.50 |
| Full day session (9.5 hours) | 8:30am – 6:00pm | £85.50 |
Nursery fees – academic year 2026-27
All Year Round
| Sessions | Opening hours | Fees per day (excluding funding) |
| Morning session (4 hours) | 8:30am – 12:30pm | £34.75 |
| School day session (7.5 hours) | 8:30am – 4:00pm | £65.00 |
| Full day session (9.5 hours) | 8:30am – 6:00pm | £ 82.00 |
Fees
Wraparound care
| Sessions | Opening hours | Fees per day (excluding funding) |
| Breakfast Club School opens – registration | 7:30am – 8:15am 8:15am – 8:25am | £8.45 n/a |
| After-School Club: Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 | 4:00pm – 4:45pm 4:45pm – 5:15pm 5:15pm – 6:00pm | £7.25 £5.95 (including hot meal) £7.25 |
Universal entitlement funding for 2-5 year olds
For children aged 2 to 5, we are able to accept government funding for up to 15 hours of free childcare for a maximum of 36 weeks per year. The fees quoted above do not take this funding into account, which is claimed by the school from Wiltshire Council. Funding is allocated by the Council from the term following the child’s second birthday until the term in which they have their fifth birthday.
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Payment by Direct Debit
The following payment options are available to parents:
Termly payment in advance by Direct Debit: to be paid by the first day of each term
Monthly payment by direct debit: the termly fee is divided by the number of months per term: Autumn term – 4 months; Spring term – 3 months; Summer term – 3 months
No interest charge or discount will be levied for Direct Debit payments. Late payments will attract interest charged at the prevailing credit card rate.
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