Flexible nursery · Greenhithe, Dartford and Kent
A nursery that works around your week.
Ofsted registered. At Lily's we offer: term-time only (38 weeks), or stretched across the year (50 weeks). Different hours for different children. Educators who work with you for your child's needs.
Full days or half days. A 10 or 11-hour day. Use your funded hours in term time or spread them across the year. See the price of your own plan on our fees page before you tell us who you are.
15 and 30 hours funded childcare: who can have them
Which hours you can have depends on your child's age and, for 30 hours, on work.
15 hours for 3 and 4 year olds
Every 3 and 4 year old in England can have 15 hours a week, from the term after their third birthday, whether or not you work.
From: GOV.UK30 hours for working parents
From 9 months old, if you and any partner work and meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.
From: GOV.UK15 hours a week is 570 hours a year. 30 hours is 1,140.
Check what you can claim on Best Start in LifeTerm-time only, or stretched across the year
Your funded hours are a set number of hours a year. You can use them in the 38 weeks of term time, or spread them across the 50 weeks a year Lily's is open, as fewer hours each week.
Term-time only (38 weeks)
30 or 15 hours a week in term time. The weeks outside term are available at our paid rate.
Stretched across the year (50 weeks)
22.8 or 11.4 hours a week, every week we are open. No charge for bank holidays or the Christmas closure.
The 10-hour day
A funded session can be up to 10 hours long.
At Lily's a 10-hour day runs from 7:30am to 5:30pm. Our full day runs to 6:30pm. If you want the eleventh hour, it is a paid extra, shown on its own line in the planner.
Paying families can choose a 10-hour day too, for less.
What is free and what you pay for
Free
Your funded hours. They are never charged, and paying for anything else is never a condition of a funded place.
Paid, only if you choose it, each on its own line
- The eleventh hour
- Sessions beyond your funded hours
- Weeks outside term time, if you use your hours in term time
- Inclusive: Inclusive means your child’s whole day is taken care of. A premium menu, freshly cooked here, covering every meal and snack of the day. Nappies and wipes until preschool, and sun cream. All the enrichment and local activities we run. Nothing to pack, nothing to add.
It is always your choice and never affects a funded place.
Your choices at Lily's
Your days
For each weekday, a full day, a morning, an afternoon, or none. A morning or an afternoon is 5 hours. A morning and an afternoon cost the same.
Your day
Funded families start on a 10-hour day. Paying families start on 11 hours and can choose 10.
Your year
Stretched across the year (50 weeks): your funded hours spread across the year.
Term-time only (38 weeks), for funded families: your hours in term time, and the weeks outside term at our paid rate.
A pot of hours (38 weeks), for paying families: your weekly sessions times 38 weeks, used in any shape over 12 months and paid in 12 equal payments. Hours not used by the end of the year are lost.
The deposit is £80, fully refundable, paid after we offer you a place. Five full days a week is 7.5% off. Extra sessions are welcome, at the prices on our fees page.
See the price of your own week
The planner on our fees page prices your week from your child's age, the days and any funded hours. Your funded hours show as free and everything else is itemised. Nothing is saved until you send it.
Open the plannerQuestions parents ask
Can I use my 30 hours in term time only?
Yes. Choose Term-time only (38 weeks) and your 30 hours are used in term time. The weeks outside term are available at our paid rate.
Do I have to pay for extra hours to get a funded place?
No. Extras are your choice, and never a condition of a funded place.
Can funded hours be used for half days?
Yes. A morning or an afternoon can be funded, and so can a day of up to 10 hours.
Can I change my plan later?
Yes. Tell us and we agree the change with you.
How do I check what I can claim?
Best Start in Life can help you check. Then plan your week on our fees page.
3 North Star Boulevard, Greenhithe, DA9 9UG. For families in Greenhithe, Dartford, Swanscombe, Stone and Ebbsfleet.
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