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Little Lancing is open 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, 51 weeks a year. We are closed over Christmas from 1pm on 24 December (or the last working day before 24 December, if Christmas Eve falls at a weekend) to 1 January inclusive and on Bank Holidays. We are also closed on three days during the year for INSET training days. We do not offer term-time only childcare. We do not charge for Bank Holidays or INSET days during the year when the nursery is closed.
We offer discounts for siblings and for 5 day bookings of standard days. Childcare voucher schemes and tax-free childcare are available - please let the Nursery Manager know if you are planning to use these.
At Little Lancing from September 2025 we will be offering the following to new joiners:
Standard Day: 8am to 6pm
Early Birds Breakfast Club 7.30am to 8am and Early Evenings 6pm to 6.30pm
Early Birds and Early Evenings can either be part of a regular booking pattern, or booked as and when needed, subject to space being available.
We seek to make our fees as comprehensive as possible. Our main sessions are charged at two different rates, one for 0-3 years olds and one for 3+ year olds.
Please note nursery fees are reviewed annually and any increase is applied from September of each year. Any changes in our Terms & Conditions and Admissions process and procedures are advised to parents with at least eight weeks' notice.
Our minimum booking period for new joiners is twenty hours per week but priority is given to longer bookings. Parents requiring fewer than twenty hours should discuss this with the Nursery Manager.
Invoicing is either for four or five weeks at a time (depending on the number of Fridays in the calendar month) so that monthly invoices will vary accordingly.
Little Lancing Fee Schedule 2025-26
Extra Sessions
We will be very happy to accommodate a request for extra sessions, subject to spaces. Please speak to the Nursery Manager to check availability.
Early Years Funding
Little Lancing offers Early Years funded hours. We appreciate that this is not necessarily a straightforward process and suggest parents contact our Nursery Manager for more information. A brief summary is provided below of the arrangements from September 2025 which includes the extension of the early years funding for eligible working parents of children aged 9+ months.
Local Authority Issued Funding for 2 year olds
We offer a limited number of places with Early Years Funding for those 2 year-olds eligible to access early years education. At Little Lancing this is for a total of 561 hours stretched over 51 weeks of the year (approximately 11 hours per week). This is subject to families meeting the Local Authority's eligibility criteria. West Sussex County Council issues a code to eligible parents which must be shared with Little Lancing. Please note that parents eligible for this funding may also be eligible for an additional 561 hours of working parents early funding. Please contact the Nursery Manager for information about availability of places.
Universal Funding for 3 & 4 year olds
Little Lancing offers Universal Early Years Funding for all 3 and 4 year-olds. Provision starts from the term following a child’s third birthday up until they reach compulsory school age. All 3 and 4 year-olds are eligible to receive Early Years Funding, which Little Lancing stretches over the year and equates to 561 hours over 51 weeks (approximately 11 hours per week). Little Lancing will apply for this universal funding.
Early Years Funding for Eligible Working Parents
Little Lancing offers Early Years Funding for eligible working parents of children aged 9+ months. From September 2025, Little Lancing stretches this over 51 weeks in the year to offer a total of 1,122 hours per year (approximately 22 hours per week). Provision starts from the term following the child having reached 9 months of age.
The nursery offers Early Years Funding for eligible working parents of children aged 3+. This funding is for an additional 11 hours a week, which combined with universal funding, gives up to a total 22 hours a week stretched across the year, giving a total up to 1,122 hours over 51 weeks.
Parents apply for funding codes through their government tax-free childcare account and share the code with the nursery office.