{"id":73912,"date":"2026-05-22T14:02:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancingcollege.co.uk\/prep-worthing\/?page_id=73912"},"modified":"2026-07-08T15:53:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:53:19","slug":"nursery-pre-school-fee-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lancingcollege.co.uk\/prep-worthing\/admissions\/nursery-pre-school-fee-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursery & Pre-School Fee Information"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nursery: A minimum booking of 3 sessions per week is required, which can be either 1.5 days or a combination of mornings and full days.<\/p>\n

Pre-School: A minimum booking of 4 sessions per week is required, which can be either 2 full days or a combination of mornings and full days.<\/p>\n

A child transitions from Nursery to Pre-School from the term after their third birthday.<\/p>\n

Morning Session (08:30 to 13:00) \u2013 \u00a345.90 per session \u2013 including snacks and lunch<\/p>\n

Full day Session (08:30 to 15:30) \u2013 \u00a371.40 per session \u2013 including snacks and lunch<\/p>\n

Afternoon Session (12:30 to 15:30) \u2013 (only available for funded only sessions)<\/p>\n

Additional sessions can be booked depending on availability and will be charged at \u00a375.00 for a full day session and \u00a349.00 for a morning session.<\/p>\n

If you would like a fee quotation, please contact the Nursery who will be happy to help.<\/p>\n

DISCOUNTS: Please note: Each younger sibling will receive a 10% sibling discount whilst the older sibling is at the College or the prep schools. This is not available whilst you are eligible and claiming Early Years Funding.<\/p>\n

Early Years Funding\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Universal Funding for 3 and 4 year-old children<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lancing Prep at Worthing offers universal Early Years Funding Places of up to 15 hours per week, subject to the Government and Local Authority terms and conditions. The funding is restricted to the number of weeks the school is open, usually 33 weeks per year, not the full 38 weeks offered by the local authority.<\/p>\n

Early Years Funding for Eligible Working Parents<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lancing Prep at Worthing offers Early Years Funding Places of up to 15 hours per week for eligible working parents of children who are aged 9+ months to 2 years subject to the Government and Local Authority terms and conditions. The funding is restricted to the number of weeks the school is open, usually 33 weeks per year, not the full 38 weeks offered by the local authority.
\nAt Lancing Prep at Worthing, we do not offer 3-4 year old extended funding. All funding for working parents starts from the term following a child reaching the age specified. It is applied for by families via the government website www.childcarechoices.gov.uk and Lancing Prep at Worthing require parents to share the eligibility reference number issued following a successful application, in order to register on the local authority portal for nursery care providers.<\/p>\n

Extra Charges and Enrichment<\/strong><\/p>\n

Early Years Funding only covers delivery of those elements required by the Early Years Foundation Stage and therefore it does not allow us to provide Early Years education to the standard we aim to achieve. We therefore make a charge for a contribution towards the costs of meals and for enrichment activities as below.<\/p>\n

Weekly contribution to meals per funded full day \u00a38.60 (two snacks plus lunch)
\nper funded half day \u00a37 (one snack plus lunch)<\/p>\n

Enrichment Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n

2+ years\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01 x \u00a38.60 contribution per week
\n3+ years\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02 x \u00a38.60 contribution per week<\/p>\n

During their time in the Nursery, children participate in a variety of enrichment activities. Sometimes these are based on their current interests (to extend learning), sometimes they are based on igniting new interests (introducing new learning). Or they may be linked to a particular Nursery topic or special national events. Weekly, these include:<\/p>\n