Nursery Fees and Funding | de Lacey Montessori Isleworth
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Our fees & funding

We are a private pre-school, which means that although you can take full advantage of all of the various government schemes available to you, there will be additional service charges to pay. Please see below for more details, and message us directly for a personalised quote. All fees are payable in full in advance each month, regardless of sickness, holidays or any other absence.

We open during school term time only for children aged 18 months and over.  We offer a holiday club scheme at our sister nursery, The de Lacey Day Nursery, click here for flyer.

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DeLacey Montessori Nursery

Opening Hours

Mon – Fri

All hours are term time only. Open 38 weeks a year.

Breakfast Club

9:00am – 9:30pm

£4 per day

Core Hours

9:30am – 3:30pm

Early Drop Off

We offer an Early Drop Off service from 8.45am for all of our children who need it. They will learn by helping us to set up the school and choose and prepare activities for their friends with the teachers. You can pre-book this as part of your usual package, or just turn up each day. The cost of this service is £4 per day.

Core Hours (9.30am - 3.30pm)

From the term after they turn three years of age, all children are eligible to claim 15 hours of government funding. The children of working families will be eligible for 30 hours of government funding from 9 months of age. At The de Lacey Montessori School we are pleased to be able to offer you access to these funding schemes with an ‘additional services’ charge, more information on which can be found below (please see below for information on opting out of additional service charges). We offer a minimum of 15 hours attendance per week.

30 hours funding
30 hours per week
£160.00
15 hours per week
N/A
15 hours funding
30 hours per week
£237.50
15 hours per week
£100.00
No funding
30 hours per week
£315.00
15 hours per week
£157.50

This is our weekly fee and/or additional service fee, depending on the funding you receive.  You will be invoiced annually, multiplying the weekly figure by the number of weeks in that term.  This termly figure can then be paid in a lump sum or monthly, using the payment options outlined below.

  • For other attendance patterns, such as three or four full days, please use the weekly rate and multiply accordingly. Please just ask us for an exact quote based on your requirements.  There is a small premium for part time places.

You can find out what funding you might be eligible for, and apply, at www.childcarechoices.gov.uk Please note that it is your responsibility to renew your eligibility every three months.

You may wish to ‘opt out’ of paying our additional service charge, please contact us straight away if you are considering this option.  Please CLEARLY state that you are applying for a fully funded place when you apply to us.  Charges for food will still apply as unfortunately we are unable to accommodate food brought in from home.  Please ask us for a specific quote or more information.  You will only pay full fees for hours that your child attends nursery over their funding entitlement hours.  Funded hours attract an ‘additional services charge’.

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Ways to pay

You can pay in a termly lump sum should you so wish.

You can pay using our monthly direct debit scheme, payable on the 1st of each month.

You can also pay using ‘Tax Free Childcare’, a government scheme whereby you can save up to 20% or £2,000 of your childcare costs. You can find out more and apply at www.childcarechoicesgov.uk

You can pay using Childcare Vouchers through your employer (this scheme is being phased out and is being replaced by Tax Free Childcare).

You are of course welcome to pay using a combination of the above to suit you.

All fees are always payable in advance.

What are Additional Services Charges?

The government has a scheme to help working parents with childcare costs by offering 30 Publicly Funded hours of childcare.  Here at The de Lacey Montessori School we are keen to offer you the benefits of this offer, as well as the standard 15 hours funding offer.

Unfortunately, the funding rate the government pays us is not enough to cover our costs and deliver the level of service that we do. Please make sure that you explicitly request a fully funded place if this is what you would like to apply for, when applying.

We offer our places with a small ‘additional services’ charge for the many services that we offer you over and above those that we are required to offer.

Your additional service charge covers extras including Montessori teaching, Forest School, drama and yoga teachers, cookery, celebration events throughout the year (including Christmas Shows, the Pop-Up Restaurant, Sports Days etc), and all food, cooked freshy every day on the premises just for you.

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We offer a ‘Holiday Club’ for those on 15/30 hour or fee paying places at our sister nursery in Osterley. Fees apply. Download the flyer below.

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De Lacey have been instrumental in the development of my daughter. I have found every single staff member dedicated to the work they do with the children. Everything within the nursery is so well thought out. The Key workers have always consulted me regularly and given me direction in how I can best support my daughter. The nursery includes ALL the family in social functions which gives a great sense of togetherness, which is especially important for us as a family. It doesn’t feel like a nursery but more like one big family and the children are cared for accordingly. They are even great at supporting parents like myself through transitions and a change in family circumstances. For example, when we had another baby, they supported my daughter alongside us. And also, when we had a family bereavement, the staff not only gave the care to my daughter but also us as a couple. This is a great place to send any child as they truly recognise how to get the best from each child and celebrate them.

Poonam Sandhu Duggal

The De Lacey Montessori and all their staff have been tremendous in the way that they have helped to nurture, teach, grow and develop our son.

The warm, caring and friendly environment coupled with putting the needs of each child at the centre of what you do, has helped to establish my child and others in his group as being slightly ahead of other children that I have observed during “big school” inductions. My son looks forward to attending every day as for him it feels like a home away from home – the difference only being he has more friends to play and learn from whilst there. Thank you for the last 2 years and a bigger thank you for preparing our son for the next chapter in his life – big school and doing so in such an empowering way. The school and the staff will always be in my son’s heart and we as a family will always be grateful for the head start that you have given him. We could not have done this without you and I can’t commend, be grateful, thankful or recommend you enough to other parents.

Nadia Khan

A place where my both the kids were always happy,cheerful and eager to go. I am so proud of Charley and her team that they take care of each and every child needs and ensure they grow and develop with the much needed skills before they start the school . I have seen not only mine but other children as confident and felt contend at drop offs and pick ups. I would highly recommend Delacey to the new parents.

SJ Tiwari

My son, now 4, has been attending this preschool since he was 2 and every morning he is very happy to go. He is learning while having fun and it’s great to see how proud he is when he learns something new. The staff are nourishing, caring and very professional. At this preschool the focus is not only about academic abilities but about creativity, social skills, respect. This was exactly what I was looking for and the reason why I am very grateful my daughter will be able to attend the same school.

Fabrizia Marino

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