Please find detailed below the fees and charges applicable to all children attending Cambridge Steiner School for the school year September 2019 to July 2020
Application Charges
All new applications incur the following costs:
| Administration Fee - paid with application form. Non-Refundable | £60 per application |
| Deposit - paid on receipt of admittance letter. Refundable on leaving the School (unless there are any fees/expenses outstanding.) | £500 per child |
Early Years
Little Kindergarten - Buttercups Kindergarten
For children between the ages of 2 ½ and 3 ½
Children may attend for 3 or 4 mornings per week. Sessions run from 8.30am to 1.00pm or 3.00pm.
Kindergartens - Elderflower and Rosebud Kindergartens
For children between the ages of 3 ½ and 6 ½
Sessions are from 8.30am to 1.00pm or 3.00pm. Children may attend from 3 - 5 mornings/days per week.
To note: Children are recommended to attend a minimum of 4 mornings at 4 years of age and 5 mornings at 5 years of age, per week.
Kindergarten Fees - per term
| Mornings | Afternoons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 3 | £1,622 | £1,742 | £1,842 | £1,922 | ||
| 4 | £1,995 | £2,115 | £2,215 | £2,295 | £2,355 | |
| 5 | £2,284 | £2,404 | £2,504 | £2,584 | £2,644 | £2,684 |
If your child is eligible for Early Years Funding (EYF, age 3-5), you will make the following average termly saving:
| 3 mornings | 4 mornings | 5 mornings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttercups | £545 | £727 | |
| Elderflower and Rosebud Kindergartens | £436 | £582 | £727 |
Afternoon Care Session
Sessions are from 1.00pm to 3.00pm and children may attend from 1 - 5 afternoons per week.
Ad-hoc sessions without pre-booking | £19.00 (subject to availability) |
Woodland Kindergarten Days
The children from our Elderflower and Rosebud kindergartens spend one morning per week in the nearby Fulbourn Fen. This is included in the school fees.
Early Years Funding (EYF)
Children between the ages three and five are entitled to claim Early Years Funding for up to 15 hours per week, which the school claims on behalf of the child. This funding pays for a proportion of the fees. Hours above the 15 funded EYF hours are charged at the standard rate per hour.
Funding is allocated from the term after a child turns three until the end of the term during which they turn five. Please consult the local authority website for further details. The final decision of eligibility will rest with the local authority. Please note that the hours claimed for EYF funding are set at the beginning of each term and the hours claimed cannot be changed during a term.
The 15 hours early years funding is available between the following hours:
Buttercups: 8.30am – 12.15pm, Monday – Thursday
Elderflower and Rosebud: 8.30am – 11.30am, Monday - Friday
A separate document is available upon request with more details regarding Early Years Funding.
Lower School – Classes 1 to 8
Children aged from rising 6 to 14 years.
Classes run from 8.30am to 3.00pm Monday to Friday.
Termly fee: | £2,684 | Yearly Fee: | £8,052 |
School Meals
The kindergarten sessions, both morning and afternoon, include the cost of a healthy snack and any baking materials. Fully organic and vegetarian lunches are provided in kindergarten for a cost of £2.50 per day.
We offer a seasonal, organic vegetarian hot lunch option for Lower School pupils at a cost of £2.85 per day.
Lunches are pre-booked on a half-termly basis (rebates are not given for periods of absence or changes made after the start of the half term).
Parent and Child/Baby Groups – Snowdrops and Seedlings
For parents (including expectant parents) and children from birth to 3 years
Snowdrops (parent and child) sessions run Mondays-Thursdays 9.30-11.30am.
Seedlings (parent and baby) is Fridays 9.30-11am and 1-2.30pm.
Parents can choose to attend one or a combination of sessions. For more details regarding different sessions and a booking form, please email or call the school. We can arrange for you to talk to the group leader and/or attend a free taster session.
Half Termly Fee*: | £42.50 - Parent and Child (P&C) / Snowdrops £30 - Parent and Baby (P&B)/ Seedlings |
* Fees are payable in advance. Refunds cannot be made for sessions missed.
General information
Additional costs
There are charges for individual educational items such as recorders, the cost of school trips and/or travel costs for additional school outings. Parents are notified in advance.
Sibling discounts
These are available for all children, at the rate of 20% for the youngest child(ren) enrolled in the school.
Bursaries
The school considers applications for fee discounts through our Bursary Scheme, which is based on an evidence-based means test and subject to availability. Families who are unable to meet the required fees can apply to the Community Bursary Fund. Please see our website for further details and a downloadable copy of the Application Form and our Bursary Policy.
Childcare vouchers
We are able to accept childcare vouchers provided by some employers for children aged up to 5. Vouchers cannot be accepted once the child reaches compulsory school age. Please note that in accordance with HM Revenue and Customs guidelines, compulsory education starts from the term after a child reaches age 5. Prior to that, the 'education' is deemed to be childcare.
Payment of Accounts
Payments can be made by standing order, bank transfer or through your employer’s salary sacrifice scheme (salary sacrifice schemes can be used until your child is of compulsory school age), cheque or cash. Fees are invoiced before the start of each term and are payable in full within 21 days or by monthly standing order. The method of payment must be agreed with the finance officer in advance of the term/year start date.
Please note: All fees are reviewed annually and therefore financial agreements will be valid for the current school academic year. We are not able to accept cash payments of more than £500 at a time.
Late or non-payment of fees
Interest on unpaid fees will accumulate at 5% over the Bank of England interest rate. Please see our ‘Non-payment of fees policy’ for more information on how the school approaches late fee payment.
Important Note: Voluntary withdrawal of a child from either Kindergarten or the Lower School, after formal acceptance has been confirmed and the contract is signed, is subject to one full half term’s notice (notice given on or before the first day of a half-term and expiring at the end of that half-term) or one full half-term’s fees in lieu of notice being payable. This is the case whether withdrawal should take place mid-term or at the end of an academic year.
Donations
Cambridge Steiner School is an independent school that relies solely on parental input and contributions (financial and otherwise) for its financial and environmental wellbeing. The school strongly encourages parents to make additional financial contributions above the prescribed ‘fees’ wherever possible, towards the provision of educational resources and bursaries. These are best made as ‘gift aid’ donations.
Gifts of this nature, both small and large, are invaluable to us as they enable us to provide a better teaching and learning environment for our children, as well as allowing us to maintain a bursary system. Our ability to keep our fees low and access to a Steiner education as broad as possible relies to a large extent on the generosity of those parents who are able to make donations of this kind. If you are able to make a donation, please contact reception for a Gift Aid form, or you can find one on our website. Thank you.
Contact
The fees will be confirmed in advance of your child(ren) starting at the school, but if you would like assistance in calculating the expected fees or if you have any other questions, please contact the school , Tel 01223 882727 or email school@cambridge-steiner-school.co.uk