Fees & Funding
Hours
We are open term time only, Monday to Friday.
The Children's Workshop requires a minimum of 2 sessions a week for one &
two year olds and a minimum of 3 sessions per week for three & four year
olds (dependent on space.)
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Session Times
8:20am - 9:00am: Breakfast Club​ (breakfast included)
9:00am - 12:15pm
9:00am - 1:30pm (Bring a packed lunch)
9:00am - 2:30pm (Bring a packed lunch)
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Click to download our Fees for April 2025.
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Funded Early Education​
​Universal funding:
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All children are entitled to the Government funded 15 hours of childcare in the term after they turn 3.
Working parents Entitlement:
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For eligible families, children aged 9 months to 2 years old can get 15 hours of free childcare per week for 38 weeks of the year. From September 2025, this will increase to 30 hours per week.
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If your child is aged 3 to 4 years old, you can get a further 15 hours of funded childcare in addition to the Universal Funding, which totals 30 hours per week of childcare for 38 weeks of the year.
The Children's Workshop offers a total of 27.5 hours a week for 38 weeks a year.
​To find out whether you are eligible for Working Parent Entitlement and how to apply, please follow this link on the Government Website.
​Parents can continue to access funded early education until their child either starts in reception class at a local authority maintained school or reaches compulsory school age (the school term after their fifth birthday).
In order for the Children’s Workshop to claim the funding directly from Surrey County Council, all families receiving funding are required to complete the Surrey County Council Declaration form.
​When to apply
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​You can apply from when your child is 23 weeks old.
​You must have a valid code by the end of the month before a new term starts, please see the table below.
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You have to reconfirm your eligibility every 3 months. If you apply more than 3 months before the term starts, you’ll have to reconfirm your eligibility in your account in order to keep your code valid.
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The Children's Workshop Additional Charges
Government Early Education funding is for BASIC childcare with a staff:children ratio of 1:8 for 3 years olds and 1:5. for 2 year olds. At The Children's Workshop, we work to a much higher ratio than the government funding covers. We also offer a variety of additional services and extra-curricular activities. If you choose The Children's Workshop, you are choosing our higher staff ratios and highly qualified staff as well our extra-curricular activities and therefore are signing up to paying our additional costs. If this is not for you, then please considered other options that suit your budget.
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