Funding & Fees for nurseries in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands
Who this is for: nurseries based outside England.
Your profile's Funding & Fees section shows parents a price estimate built from what you've entered in the Portal, along with badges confirming whether you accept government funding and Tax-Free Childcare.
You can mark this section complete
Funding & Fees makes up 25% of your overall Profile Completeness score. Everything required of your nursery in this section is fully achievable. Nothing here is capped or reduced because of where you're based, you can complete every field asked of you and mark this section complete, the same as any other nursery.
What's required
- Both funding badges, confirming whether you accept government funding and whether you accept Tax-Free Childcare
- Private fees, based on the attendance patterns you offer: both full-time all-year and term-time, term-time only, or all-year only, plus the full-time discount question if it applies to you
- Additional costs: whether you provide meals, consumables, or charge separately for activities, and the follow-up detail for whichever of these apply
That's the complete list. There's no further funding calculation step required to mark this section complete for your nursery.
Why there's no calculated funded price yet
In England, a nursery that accepts government funding can unlock a calculated price, an estimate of what a parent actually pays after funding is applied. That calculation is currently built around England's funding scheme specifically.
Funding schemes work differently in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands, so the same calculation doesn't apply in the same way. This isn't a reflection of your nursery or your data, it's simply where the calculation currently reaches. Parents will still see your private fees, and both funding badges if they apply to you, giving them a clear picture of your pricing and what you accept.
Checking your figures
To see how your details appear to parents, use the calculate button in the Portal. If anything looks wrong, see How we calculate your price, and what to check if it looks wrong.