Admissions and Fees

We are open from 9 a.m – 3.30 p.m. every school day during term time and you may book any combination of morning and afternoon sessions, with or without lunchtimes, (depending on availability). The new hourly rates are £5.00 for 3&4 year-olds and £6.00 for 2 year-olds, this is effective from 01/09/2024. 

Funded Childcare

If you live and work in England you may be entitled to 30 hours funded childcare support from the term after your child turns 9 months old, until they start school. 

You can usually get funded childcare for working parents if you (and your partner, if you have one) are:

• in work or starting a new job
• on sick leave or annual leave
• on shared parental, maternity, paternity or adoption leave

The amount of funded childcare you can get depends on:

• your child’s age and circumstances
• your income (and your partner’s income, if you have one)
• your immigration status

If you are not eligible for the working parent offer you will still receive the 15 hour entitlement for all 3 and 4 year olds from the term after your child turns 3 until they start school, irrespective of your income level, benefit status, or family circumstances.

If you or your child receive some additional forms of support, you may be eligible for 15 hours early learning for 2 year olds under a separate scheme and you should speak to your local council and/or provider in the first instance. If you are eligible, you should still apply for the working parent entitlement, but you will receive 15 hours from each scheme (up to a maximum of 30 hours in total).

The Disability Access Fund (DAF)

Your child’s early years provider could get £910 or more per year to help with their education and support.

This will be paid direct to your early years provider.

You can apply to get disability access funding if your child receives Disability Living Allowance for children and one of the following:

• 15 hours free childcare for children aged 3 and 4
• 15 hours free childcare for disadvantaged children aged 2
• 15 hours free childcare for children aged 9 months to 2 years of working parents

You do not need to use all of your hours to be eligible for disability access funding.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Inclusion Fund

To support early years providers in meeting the needs of individual children with SEND, every local authority has a SEND Inclusion Fund.

The Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)  

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) can be claimed by the early education provider if a child at their setting is accessing free early education and the child is aged 3 or 4. The EYPP is focused on the most disadvantaged children. The eligibility criteria for the EYPP is therefore very tight, targeted at three and four year olds from economically disadvantaged households and those who are in care or have been in care.

Invoices

Invoices for non-funded hours are sent out within the first two weeks of each term and fees are paid via the school Parent Pay system. We understand that, for some families, paying towards the end of a full term can result in quite a considerable invoice to pay. Therefore, invoices are split into two half terms, e.g. Spring 1 and Spring 2. Invoices will need to be paid by the dates specified on the invoice, usually 2 weeks prior to the end of that half term. However, this is subject to when the invoice is issued. 

If you have any difficulty paying for a particular invoice, then please arrange to speak in confidence to Miss Garrett or Mrs Osbon.

If, by the end of a half term there is still an outstanding amount to pay, then unfortunately, any non-funded hours for the following half term will be stopped. This would not affect your child’s funded hours. If, once the invoice has been cleared, you may be able to increase your child’s non-funded hours, subject to availability.  

We would be thrilled to share the start of your child’s learning journey and currently have spaces available. If you would like to arrange a visit please contact us on:

Contact Us

Axminsterlittleacorns@acornacademy.org

AXMINSTER COMMUNITY PRIMARY ACADEMY

Stoney Lane

Axminster, Devon EX13 5BU

Phone: 01297 33005

Email: Axminsterlittleacorns@acornacademy.org or

office@axminster-primary.devon.sch.uk