Opening Hours
Diggers Forest School is for children aged 20 months – 5 years*
*Please advise when making an enquiry if you are considering deferring your child if they are summer born.
Open – 51 weeks of the year
Monday – Friday 8am – 5.00pm
Closed – Between Christmas and New Year, plus for two days either side of the August Bank Holiday
Drop off at 8:30 or 9:00am is possible, as is collection at 4:00 or 4:30pm. Fees will be charged in half-hour increments during these times.
School Fees
From 1st January 2024
Our Fees are based on an hourly rate of £8.40 per hour
Morning 9am-1pm £33.60
Standard Day 9am-4pm £58.80
Extended Day 8am – 5pm £75.60
Fees include mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks and drinks.
Additional hours can be added at £8.40 per hour.
Breakfast and tea is an additional cost of £1.50 for each meal.
Assistance
If you wish to send your child to Diggers at no cost whatsoever to yourself, we offer sessions from 1 pm to 4 pm each day, when you can make use of Free Entitlement. Please be advised that places for these sessions are limited and subject to availability.
Early Years Entitlement
We’re part of the government’s Early Years Entitlement Scheme, accepting both 15 & 30 hours government funding & childcare vouchers. Please contact us for more details. You can also have a look our local offer page.
Please note a voluntary Forest School Supplement applies in most cases when claiming funding