Fees

Entrance Fees

A charge of £95 (excluding VAT) is payable upon registering with the school. On acceptance of a place offered, a deposit of £1,000 is payable (this includes a non-refundable £50 subscription fee to The Holy Cross Alumni Association) together with the first term fees. The fees will be shown as a credit on your first invoice. The deposit will be returned when your daughter leaves at the end of Year 6.

Review & Notice of Increase

Notifications of any increases are given to parents one full term in advance.

Payment Due Date & Method

Payment of fees is due on, or before, the first day of term by Direct Debit. If there is a problem that might prevent this, we do ask, as a matter of courtesy, that you contact our Finance Officer, Mrs Catherine Norris, to advise her of the situation: catherine.norris@holycrossprep.com

Payment by Instalment

As an alternative to paying your school fees termly, we would like to advise that you can now opt to pay your school fees and extras via monthly repayments through School Fee Plan. School Fee Plan has over 20 years’ experience in providing this service to parents and we are confident that you will receive exceptional service from their dedicated team. Parents wishing to take advantage of the scheme are requested to visit www.sfpschoolfees.co.uk for further information. Credit is subject to status, terms and conditions apply, over 18s only.

Holy Cross Preparatory School Kingston is an Introducer Appointed Representative (IAR) of Premium Credit Limited which is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority FRN702718. School Fee Plan is a trading name of Premium Credit Limited (company number 02015200).

Withdrawal Notice Period

To withdraw a child from school (other than at the normal leaving date), parents must give a term’s notice or pay a term’s fees in lieu of notice, at such rate as would have been charged for the final term of provision if a term’s notice had been given. For example, if you wish to withdraw your child with effect from the start of the autumn term (i.e. at the start of an academic year), you would need to tell us in writing that you wish to withdraw your child before the first day of the preceding summer term.

Childcare Vouchers and Tax Free Childcare

Holy Cross is registered to receive payments from parents who use Tax Free Childcare and Childcare Vouchers from all companies. The school will receive childcare vouchers and tax-free childcare payments. Childcare vouchers can be redeemed for the nursery fees, wraparound care (before and after school) and for co-curricular clubs. The government does not allow vouchers for off-site activities such as trips. For children in reception to year 6, vouchers are accepted but can only be used to pay for out-of-school hours childcare e.g. after-school childcare, breakfast club and teacher-led clubs.

Government Funded Early Education

We participate in the Government’s Funded Early Education (FEE) scheme which enables eligible families to access 15 or 30 hours of funded early education per week for 3 and 4 year olds. More information can be found on the Achieving for Children  Kingston and Richmond’s website or families can apply and check their eligibility on the Childcare Choices site 15 and 30 hours childcare support. Childcare Choices. All parents will need to complete a Government’s Early Years Funding (EYF) declaration form in order for us to be able to make the appropriate claim on their behalf with Achieving for Children Kingston and Richmond.

Government funding will vary for each family depending on their circumstances so when the scheme is available, please contact the bursar for further details.

If you have any questions, please contact our Finance Officer, Mrs Norris, Finance Manager catherine.norris@holycrossprep.com

Early Years Childcare Funding – funded hours

For children in receipt of Early Years Funding (either 15 or 30 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year), this funding is intended to provide children access to a room, with play resources and the minimum level of adult supervision for that age group. At the Holy Cross Prep School Pre-School Nursery, the funded hours each day are 8:00am-2:00pm. However, what takes place within those hours is far more than what the funding provides. We therefore charge an additional fee that includes a charge for the enhanced level of provision that is the hallmark of our Pre-School Nursery education.

This includes access to a qualified teacher, an enhanced ratio of staff to pupils, a termly trip, specialist teachers providing sessions in Forest School, PE, music, ballet and yoga, baking and all the associated ingredients, two fruit or vegetable snacks per day, an enhanced curriculum that teaches phonics and maths, access to facilities across the main school including music room, sports hall and Forest School. Throughout the year this enhanced provision also includes a parents’ meeting, an annual written report, opportunities for parents to come into school for tea parties, nativity performances, sports day, prize giving and end of Nursery celebration. If you would like to opt out of these enhancements, please speak to the registrar or bursar who will be able to assist you.