Fees and Sessions
Our fees and sessions for the current year
Early Years Funding is Expanding
Find out if you are eligible for early years funded sessions?
Instructions: Childcare choices is a government website for parents to find out how and when to register for the expanded early years funding beginning April 2024. Once eligibility is confirmed you will be issued with a code that you will need to prove eligibility.
Please provide us with your code by the deadline of 18th March 2024
Useful Links
Childcare support is expanding, apply for April
Help paying for 30 hours childcare
How to Apply for 30 hours childcare
Early Years Funding Rates
The 2024/25 Cambridge Local Authority (LA) Funding rates
Enrolment
Children 6 months to 5 years, are enrolled for a minimum of three full days each week. Additional sessions including; full days, mornings or afternoons can be arranged at any time on a permanent or ad-hoc basis, where places are available.
Children attending Smiths Children Montessori benefit from the following:
Montessori Education
A prepared Montessori environment designed specifically for your child, to support their independence and learning.
Montessori teachers - qualified and knowledgeable to present materials and guide and support children.
Montessori learning materials to support development and nurture confidence.
Nutrition
3 Main Meals and 3 Snacks during the day will be provided at no extra cost to all children attending full day sessions. Healthy snacks and main meals will be provided to children attending Morning or afternoon sessions.
We use quality ingredients delivered fresh each week. Including free range chicken & pork, organic and seasonal foods, fresh fruit and vegetables.
All meals are cooked from fresh ingredients prepared by our nursery chef in accordance with individual dietary requirements
Our nursery has been awarded 5 Stars in Food Hygiene consecutively since 2012.
We are experienced in caring for children with special dietary requirements. Please also see Nutrition