Our Sessions and Fees

Opening Times & Term Dates

Wildflowers Montessori is open all year round, offering both All-Year and Term-Time attendance options.

Term-Time Places
Our term-time places follow the Oxfordshire County Council school term dates. Children attending term-time will be off during:

• Half-term weeks

• Easter holiday

• Summer holidays

• Christmas holiday

Christmas Nursery Closure
Please note: Wildflowers Montessori is closed for our Christmas break from 21 December to 31 December (inclusive).

All-Year Places
Children attending all-year can attend throughout the year, except during our published closures (including the Christmas closure above) and any bank/public holidays (where applicable).

Term dates for 2025–26

• Autumn Term: 2 September – 24 October

• October Half-Term: 27 October – 31 October

• Autumn Term: 3 November – 19 December

• Christmas Holiday: 20 December – 2 January

• Spring Term: 5 January – 13 February

• Spring Half-Term: 16 February – 20 February

• Spring Term: 23 February – 27 March

• Easter Holiday: 30 March – 10 April

• Summer Term: 13 April – 22 May

• Late Spring Half-Term: 25 May – 29 May

• Summer Term: 1 June – 20 July

Summer holidays begin after the final term end date and continue until the start of the autumn term, in line with Oxfordshire County Council dates.

We offer two convenient sessions for children 2 years and older, all year round, for those accessing private childcare hours.

Hourly charges are £9.90 per hour and subject to review annually.

Option 1:

Full Day (9 hours)

8:30am- 5:30pm

£89.10 daily

We accept the 15-hour, and 30-hour funded early education entitlement.

Funded places can be taken as:
• Morning sessions: 8:30am – 1:00pm (4.5 hours) – £44.55 per day
• Afternoon sessions: 1:00pm – 5:30pm (4.5 hours) – £44.55 per day
• Full-day sessions: £89.10
• A combination of sessions

We are happy to make slight adjustments to the timings of our fixed sessions, where possible, to support access to a family’s full funded entitlement for funded places. Any adjustments remain within our overall session structure and are subject to availability.

 Stretched Funding Example:
A 30-hour entitlement may be stretched across 50 weeks that we are open, totalling 22.8 (22 hours 48 minutes per week). We can accommodate a schedule of:

9-3pm 3 days per week = 18 hours

+

8:30-1:20pm (4.5 hours) which totals 22.8 hours.

*Additional hours beyond the funded entitlement are charged at our standard rate of £9.90 per hour.

Our private fee is £9.90 per hour. If you chose to pay for additional private hours to extend your child’s day to a full day, for example, the cost for 1:20pm until 5:30pm would be 9.90 × 4 hours and 10 minutes = £41.25 per week for that extended session.

What you need to know.

• 15 and 30 Hour government funding is accepted.

• Funding can be ‘stretched’ over 50 weeks (we close for two weeks over Christmas) to spread the free hours over the entire year. This means 30‑hour funding is claimed at 22 hours 48 minutes per week, and 15‑hour funding at 11 hours 24 minutes per week, throughout the year. If attending term time only, the full 15 or 30 hours will be applied each week, where available.

• Voluntary Consumables Contribution: Families are invited, but not required, to make a voluntary consumables contribution of £0.75 per funded hour. Parents can choose to opt in or out of this contribution at the start of each term.

  These voluntary contributions help towards the cost of snacks and optional special events and celebrations, including:

  • Snacks provided during the day

  • Graduation events and concerts

  • Mother’s or Father’s Day teas

  • Seasonal celebrations such as Christmas, Easter, and Halloween

  Children who do not take part in optional celebrations or events will be offered alternative activities that align with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), ensuring they continue to have a positive and engaging experience.

• Ad Hoc hours can be booked but are charged at the hourly rates above with a £2 per hour (£11.90) additional fee are booked at the discretion of the nursery manager.