The Little Acorns Pre-School, St Lukes Church Hall, Gloucester Avenue,
Chelmsford,
Essex CM2 9DT
Spring Term 2: Open
Monday 24th Feb 2025 - Wednesday 2nd Apr 2025
Easter Holidays: Closed
Thursday 3rd Apr 2025 - Monday 21st Apr 2025
Summer Term 1: Open
Tuesday 22nd Apr 2025 - Friday 23rd May 2025
Bank Holiday Monday 5th May 2025 - Closed
May Half Term: Closed
Monday 26th May 2025 - Friday 30th May 2025
Summer Term 2: Open
Monday 2nd June 2025 - Friday 18th July 2025
(21/22 July 2025 Non pupil days for staff training)
Summer Holdiays: Closed
Monday 21 July 2025 - Tuesday 3 Sept 2025
Autumn Term 1: Open
Wednesday 3rd Sept 2025 - Friday 25 Oct 2025
As of January 2025, our fees are £6 per hour. There is a 50p snacks and charitable donation charge per child per session (this is voluntary for a funded child - conditions apply). Breakfast Club is optional and staggered from 8.15, this can either be used with your funded hours or costs are as follows:
08.15: £6.00
08.30: £4.50
08.45: £3.00
09.00: £1.50
If your child attends Lunch club there is an additional cost of £1.50 per day per child for extra time (this can be used with funded hours). A packed lunch must be supplied.
If more than one child from the same family attends, a reduced rate may be charged for the second child. Currently, children are eligible for Government funding the term after they are 3. Children are funded for 38 weeks a year. We accept the extended hours funding, working tax free childcare and 2 year funding (including working parents funding).
Fees are payable every half term by the date stated on the bill. If you have any problems meeting the payment dates, please speak to the Preschool Manager, in confidence, prior to the deadline.
Funding
2 year economic/non-economic 15 hour funding is available for those children who qualify, this can be used the term after they turn 2.
2 year working parent 15 hour funding can be claimed if both parents work and quality. Please apply via www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
3-4 year universal 15 hour funding is claimed via the preschool for the term after they turn 3.
30 hour funding (3-4 years). This is for working parents if you both work and quality. Please apply via www.childcarechoices.gov.uk.
Tax free childcare funding, via www.childcarechoices.gov.uk