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minihome is open 8am – 6pm

Payments are annualised, meaning that they are calculated for a full year and then broken down into twelve equal monthly payments. The 38 weeks of term time grant supported free hours are stretched across the full year.

Minihome closes for a number of days each year including bank holidays, training days, whole nursery events and in addition for at least a week at Christmas.

On acceptance of a place, a deposit of £500 will be required. This will be held until your child leaves the nursery.
It will not be returned should your child not take up the place.

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Our monthly fee rates, for 2026

 

 

Fee rates for places with grant supported free hours

The fee rates above are for extra expenses outside of the 15 or 30 free hours per week. These include any unfunded hours, meals, sundries, special sessions and outings. No charge is made by the nursery for the funded hours. See below for the daily rates for extra expenses.

 

Daily Extra Totals

 

Government grants explained

Universal v. mean tested grants

The3-5 year old, 15 hrs grant is universal. Eligibility for this grant is open to all children in the term after their third birthday. You do not need to apply for this grant. You are simply required to provide a copy of your child's birth certificate or passport, so long as you are using all of your 15 hrs at Minihome.

All the other grants; the 9 months-2 year old, 30 hrs, the 2-3 year old, 30 hrsand the 3-5 year old, 30 hrs are means tested, and start in the term after your child reaches the age threshold for each grant which is 9 months, two years and three years respectively.

Grant application process

If you wish to take up any of the means tested grants, you are required to provide a copy of your child's birth certificate or passport at the start of the process. You will be required to register with the HMRC here: https://childcare-support.tax.service.gov.uk/par/app/applynow in order for them to assess your eligibility. If you are successful you will receive an eligibility code which you must provide to minihomeleaders@gmail.com along with your NI number before the application deadline.

Grant application deadlines

These grants are administered by LB Hackney on a termly basis, and the establishment for eligibility and clearance by Minihome deadlines are as follows:

 

 

 

Please note that these deadlines may fall before the date in which your place starts, so forward planning is essential in order to be eligible for the grant from the date that you take up your place.

 

If you miss the deadline for the grant application, you will have to wait until the following term to start the grant and the full standard fee rate will become due at Minihome until your grant starts.

Re-confirming your eligibility

The grant eligibility process is administered by the HMRC and is assessed on a quarterly basis. It is your responsibility to re-confirm your eligibility with the HMRC by updating your financial data on the HMRC portal every quarter. Failure to do so will result in your eligibility ceasing. If your eligibility ceases then the full standard fee rate will become due at Minihome.

Calculation of the fee rates incorporating the government grants

The funded hours of these government grants are calculated on the basis of a school year, so in other words the grant is for 38 weeks of the year. At Minihome, as we are open all the year round the funded element of the grant is spread over the whole year. No charge is made by the nursery for the funded hours. You will be required to pay nursery fees for the following services and sundries, which lie outside the scope of the funded hours including; any unfunded hours, higher staff ratios, meals, sundries, special sessions and outings.

Updated 25 August 2026

 

 

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