Nursery Fees

All  3 and 4 year olds are entitled to 570 hours of free early education. This is usually taken as 15 hours per week over 38 weeks or 11 hours per week over 52 weeks.

Alphabet  City are proud to announce that as of September 2017 we offer the 30 hours government entitlement for eligible families.  If you are eligible, you will be entitled to the 30 hours from the beginning of the term following your child's 3rd birthday. You can find out if you are eligible by visiting  Childcare Choices

Grant funded children are required to pay additional charges for meals, snacks and sundries.

Save Tax and N.I.

If your employer operates a childcare voucher scheme, you can save National Insurance and Income Tax. By registering for your employer's scheme, up to £55 a week can be deducted from your salary and used to provide childcare vouchers for the same amount. This amount, which is deducted from your gross salary, is then exempt from National Insurance and Income Tax. The vouchers are redeemable against the cost of the childcare that you normally have to pay for..

This means that if you are a standard rate taxpayer you will save £916 and higher rate taxpayer will save £1195 per year. As these savings are per parent hence two parents paying by vouchers can save up to £2390 per year!

Voucher providers

We accept vouchers from many providers, but if possible, we prefer to use one of the following companies:

• ​Accor Services
• Computershare Voucher Services (formerly known as Busy Bees)
• care-4 (Grass Roots Group)
• Sodexho PASS

If your employer uses a different provider, the nursery manager will liaise with you to make the necessary arrangements.

Child Tax Credit

The Child tax credit is available to families who have an income of up to £58,000 per year. (up to £66,350, if you have a child under one) 9 out of 10 families are eligible for this tax credit and it is paid in addition to the Child benefit. There is also a higher payment available for families with at least one child under one year old. and also for families with children that have a disability. Child Tax Credit is paid directly into the bank of the primary carer.

Working Tax Credit
The Working Tax Credit provides extra help to those parents in lower paid work with dependent children if they work at least 16 hours a week. This includes a provision for childcare element, for people who spend money on registered or approved childcare. The childcare element of the Working Tax Credit is aimed specifically at helping working parents with the cost of registered and approved childcare. For any further information please call the Tax Credit helpline on  0845 300 3900 or visit  http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/leaflets/ir115.pdf