Hebden Bridge Learning Community does not receive any funding from the government. We try our best to find a balance between keeping our fees as low as possible whilst wanting to ensure that our teachers receive a real living wage. We are registered with Ofsted as a childcare provider.
Our fees are set out below. For term dates, click here.
These are our fees for 2026-27, they are based on a 36-week year.
Tier 1: family income under £23,000 per annum/or receiving means-tested benefits.
Tier 2: family income £23,000 to £50,000 per annum.
Tier 3: family income over £50,000 per annum.
Our refundable deposit is payable on admission. The deposit is equivalent to 2 months fees if you pay over 10 months or 3 months fees if you pay over 12 months. The deposit payment can be spread over 3 monthly instalments. Read more
We’re on the Childcare Register, so you may be eligible for financial support.
Tax Credits:
Up to 70% off for children up to age 18.
Claim online using our Childcare Setting Number: 2576038 (Approval Date: 23 January 2020).
Childcare Vouchers:
If your workplace signed up before November 2018, you can use these.
Provide our childcare number and let us know your voucher provider.
Government Tax-Free Childcare Scheme:
For children 11 or under (as of September in the current school year).
Our Tax-Free Childcare User Number: 50057000255
Learn more: Government Tax-Free Childcare Scheme
We ask for a returnable deposit payable on admission. The deposit can be paid in monthly instalments over 3 months. This is held by us and returned once the child leaves the community. The deposit is 2 months of fees if you decide to pay over 10 months or 3 months of fees if you decide to pay over 12 months (see above table for details). Deposits are payable after acceptance through an interview thus guaranteeing a place. If the try-out does not result in the student joining our community, the deposit is returned.
Under the our conditions from Sep 2020, 8 class-weeks notice is required to withdraw your child. Once you decide to join the community, after a try-out period, then we ask for 8 class-weeks paid notice when you finally leave. When you have fully paid up the fees after the notice, we return the deposit to you.The deposit is equivalent to 8 weeks fees. If you leave without giving notice, we would retain the whole deposit. For students who joined prior to Sep 2020, 12 weeks notice is required, as per the terms and conditions signed on entry. Please note that 8 class weeks notice is required at any time, including if your child wants to leave at the end of the summer term.
If you’re on the 12-month payment plan and your child leaves before the school year ends, we’ll calculate what you owe based on the weeks they attended, plus the required 8 weeks’ notice. You’ll owe more than 2 months’ worth of fees because the fees aren’t paid as sessions happen. You’ll still owe the portion of fees that would have been paid for July and August.
If you have reserved a place for your child in advance and your child has completed their try-out, but then you decide to withdraw, we will need you to let us know 8 weeks in advance of the planned start date. If not, we reserve the right to keep the deposit for expenses incurred.
Students can try out the community for between 3 and 6 weeks before deciding whether they want to join us.
If students take a holiday during term time, we continue to charge fees. For long breaks, we need 8 weeks notice. In this case, we cannot guarantee the student’s place when they return.
Our sibling fees discount is 15%. This applies to full fees (not try-out fees).
We charge £50 to cover interview and administrational costs.
We charge 20% extra on tier 3 payments for fees paid directly by a LA. This fee covers the extra work generated by compliance with the LA requirements, reports on the children’s progress, meetings and various additional administrative costs.
We invoice LAs on a termly basis on 30-day credit terms.