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Ladybird Children's Nursery, 4-6 Harley Terrace, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 1UL
Children's Day Nursery Newcastle upon Tyne
Fee Support at Ladybird Children's Nursery - Gosforth
Founded in July 2004, Ladybird has grown from a small nursery on the edge of a business park to multiple locations in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland. As a family run business, we pride ourselves on providing high quality, responsive childcare that meets local needs and supports our community.
At Ladybird, we believe in creating memorable, fun nursery experience that build trust and confidence with parents. Our nurturing environment helps children thrive, fostering a love for learning and the development of well-rounded, confident individuals.
We understand the cost of childcare can be significant. We offer various options, including tax-free childcare and early years entitlement funding to help families manage expenses.
Explore our support options and see how Ladybird can benefit your family.
Available funding at a Glance
9 months plus
Eligible working families will be able to claim 30 hours of funding. Working families must meet the following criteria: you, and any partner, must each expect to earn on average more than £195 per week, this is equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage, and one income must not exceed £100,000 per year.
If a parent is on maternity, paternity or adoption leave, the date they plan to return to work may affect when the family can access the funding support. If they plan to return to work from parental leave or start a new job within 31 days of the start of term, they can apply for a childcare code at the same time as everyone else.
Families will need to apply online as normal but will then receive a letter in the post within 1 to 2 weeks, enabling them to access their entitlement.
If your return to work date is more than 31 days after the start of term you'll be able to access your entitlement from the start of the following term.
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2 years old
For Parents of 2 Year old's Receiving Some Additional Forms of Government Support:
Some families may qualify for 15 hours of funding if they are already in receipt of income support or similar benefits. This is separate to the 15 hours available for eligible working families, and cannot be used in conjunction to the working family entitlement.
You can check if you qualify for these 15 hours on the government website or by speaking to your Health Visitor.
You may be issued with a funding code in a format similar to the following examples - TYF803-2309-9JM1H3F9 or a golden ticket from the local authority.
If eligible for both streams of funding, we'd encourage you to access this support over the working parent entitlement funding.
These hours cannot be used in addition to the hours below.
Working Parent Entitlement:
Eligible working families are now able to claim 30 hours of funding. For all eligible working families.
Working families must meet the following criteria: you, and any partner, must each expect to earn on average more than £195 per week, this is equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage, and one income must not exceed £100,000 per year.
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3 years old
All children aged 3 & 4 are eligible for 15 hours of funding per week, over 38 weeks of the year. You do not need to apply for these initial 15 hours; they are known as the universal entitlement and are available to everyone regardless of their circumstances.
In addition to the universal 15 hours, some families may be eligible for the working parent entitlement. This consists of an additional 15 hours per week, over 38 weeks of the year. You will need to meet the eligibility criteria and apply for these hours, apply through the government website.
Both the universal and working parent entitlement are available to children from the term after their 3rd birthday until they leave us for school at age 4.
Working families must meet the following criteria: you, and any partner, must each expect to earn on average more than £195 per week, this is equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage, and one income must not exceed £100,000 per year.
What does funding look like at Ladybird Children's Nursery - Gosforth
At Ladybird, we stretch the funding to offer it throughout the year. Your child’s annual funding entitlement of either 570 hours or 1140 hours will be applied to your booking over 51 weeks. If your child is eligible for 15 hours, you will receive 11 hours per week all year round. A child eligible for 30 hours will receive 22 hours per week all year round.
We also offer term time only places, this will be 15 hours or 30 hours of funding offered over 38 weeks. Please speak to your nursery manager regarding term dates.
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At Ladybird we offer a fully funded place alongside a charge for any meals given during the session.
We charge the following for meals:
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Lunch: £4.50
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Tea: £2.00
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If you would like a session outside of meal times please speak to your nursery manager who will assist you in this matter.
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Your Invoice
You will receive a monthly invoice with the exact sessions listed that your child will attend in a given month. The meal charges will be added on with the number of meals taken in that month. An invoice is sent out to all children, before the start of each month. We ask that this invoice is carefully checked, and any errors or questions are brought to the attention of the accounts team. All invoices must be cleared by the 8th of each month.
Other Schemes
Tax Free Childcare
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For every £8 you pay in, the government will automatically add £2, up to the value of £2,000 per child per year. The eligibility criteria is the same as the working families criteria for funding. You will use the same account that you created to access this funding to apply for tax free childcare.
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Universal Credits Childcare
If you pay for childcare while you go to work, Universal Credit can pay some of your childcare costs.
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Tax credits
If you already claim tax credits, you can add an extra amount of Working Tax Credit to help cover the cost of childcare.
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Childcare vouchers
Please visit the Government's Childcare Choices website ↗ to learn more about these schemes, including how to apply.
