2025/2026 Fees
Hourly: £10.00
Half Day Rate: £65* for a max of 5 hours per day inclusive of food and external classes
Full Day Rate: £80* for a maximum of 10 hours per day inclusive of food an external classes
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ADDITIONAL FEES
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We do not charge any fees to access Working Parent funding, However, to access additional services provided by the nursery which are not covered by the Working Parent Funding, we offer an optional package at a reduced rate charged at £15 per day where funding is used.
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Option 1: No additional Charges
What is included?
Access to Funded Early Years education
Basic access to Babysdays for registers, invoicing and medical forms only
What is not included?
Food, items listed below, access to our additional events including:
-Easter Bunny visit with a chocolate egg
-Fireworks Event with food and drink included
-End of year/leaver’s party with food, drink and gift bag for school leavers
-Additional access to Babysdays including photos, activity notes, progress tracking and meal tracking notes
Access to Extra-curricular classes including Lingotot, Mini Wave, Youth Sports development, Tiny Talk
Parents will need to supply the following items in a small bag every day the child attends (no storage at nursery):
Nappies ,Wipes, Nappy sacks, Toilet Paper,
Nappy cream, Milk, Bibs and Liquid hand soap.
Cold meals only must be dropped off to the nursery in the times indicated below, before each mealtime. We do not have the facility to store food all day or reheat food. Food must be ready-to eat and follow healthy eating guidelines (grapes cut, blueberries cut, no nuts, crisps or chocolate etc.)
As a reminder, we do not allow juice, squash or fizzy drinks.
Breakfast served between 7:00-8:30: must be brought to nursery between 07:00-8:15
Snack served at 10:00: must be brought to nursery between 09:30-09:45
Lunch served at 12:00: must be brought to nursery between 11:30-11:45
Dinner served at 15:00: must be brought to nursery between 14:30-14:45
As our food shop is bought in advance and the funding only covers education, we are unable to provide your child with any nursery food if you select this option.
Options can only be changed with 4 weeks written notice a maximum of once per term.
It is at the nursery's discretion whether to offer Early years funding and fully funded spaces are extremely limited.
Option 2: Enhanced package
Following an announcement from the government on the 21/02/2025, we are obliged to publish a full itemised list of “optional” additional charges that parents can opt-out of. These reflect the cost of items not included in the funding and if parents choose to opt-out, they must provide those items for their child to attend.
We do not offer the option to purchase these items separately due to the increased workload and tracking that it would require but have decided to offer them as part of an “enhanced package.”
The fee for this is £15 per funded day. Fees will be reviewed every September, and any increases will be communicated to parents with at least 4 weeks’ notice.
The itemised items below are all included in the Enhanced Package
Food: Breakfast, Snack, Lunch and Dinner
Classes: Lingotot Bexley, Mini Wave Experience, Youth Sport Development and Tiny Talk Bexley
Please note that if classes are cancelled by the provider or if your child is unable to attend for any reason, there will be no refunds.
Consumables and additional extras:
Toilet paper, tissues and hand soap
Easter Bunny visit
Leavers party (no additional siblings allowed, only parents and children who attend)
Any additional planned family events: Dates to be given a month in advance
Online learning journal (access to Babysdays for activity notes, progress tracking, photos, plus basic invoices, medical form and registers
It’s important to note that if we do not have enough parents selecting this option, we will have no choice but to cancel additional classes.
As of the 1st September 2026, fees will be reviewed.
Items not provided by Shooting Star Childcare (Welling)
Parents will need to provide the following items if your child requires any of the following. Parents will be notified weekly where items are running low. All items need to be clearly labelled.
-Pull ups/nappies
-Baby Wipes
-Nappy Sacks
-Spare Clothes
-Baby Food (for children under 1 year of age)
-Formula or Milk
-Bottles/toddler cups and a water bottle
-Dummy
-Comfort toy/blanket
-Puddle suit or coat
-Sunscreen
-A sun hat
Shooting Star Childcare (Welling) uniform (ages 2+)
Funding offered
3 and 4-year-olds
All 3 and 4-year-olds in England can get 570 hours of funded early education or childcare per year, usually taken as 15 hours a week for up to 38 weeks of the year. Some 2-year-olds are also eligible:
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the funding is flexible and can be accessed at up to 2 childcare sites for up to 10 hours a day
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if 15 hours is too much for your child you do not have to use the full hours, this can be built up over time
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when you start your funded place, you will be asked to sign a parent agreement which states the terms and conditions of your child’s placement
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if there are no places you will need to re-apply at another setting
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if your child attends a school nursery there is no guarantee this will entitle them to a school place
3 and 4-year-old Extended 30 hours offer
Some 3 and 4-year-olds will be able to get 30 hours funded childcare or education.
The additional 15 hours of funded childcare is available for families where:
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both parents are working (or the sole parent is working in a lone-parent family)
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each parent earns at least the equivalent of 16 hours a week at the national minimum or living wage and less than £100,000 a year.
Whether your child is 2 or 3 they will start their place at the beginning of the term following their third birthday. Your 3-year-old can only access a place if they meet the set criteria.
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Working Parent funding
From April 2024, children aged 9 months plus of working families will be entitled to up to 30 hours funded Childcare from the term after the turn 9 months old. The criteria are as listed for 30 hours above.
For more information and to apply visit Childcare Choices.
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Tax-Free Childcare
If you’re a working parent or carer, you can get up to £500 every three months (up to £2,000 a year per child) to help with the costs of childcare. If your child has a disability, you can get up to £1,000 every three months (up to £4,000 a year per child). You can use it to pay for childcare including:
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childminders
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nurseries and nannies
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playschemes
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before and after school clubs, and holiday clubs