Nursery World - Secret of low fees

On the subject of fees (Letters, 29 July), at New Rainbow Pre-school we have successfully obtained a grant from the West Cumbria Coalfields Regeneration Community Chest to pay a year's room rental. This has enabled us to reduce our fees to parents by 1 per session to Pounds 3.50. Free places are provided for children who qualify under the nursery grant scheme, but we ask parents to pay 1 per week towards snacks.

Free places are provided for children who qualify under the nursery grant scheme, but we ask parents to pay 1 per week towards snacks.

I realise not every setting is able to do this but fees have to be kept as low as possible to benefit the greatest number of children.

CA Potts, chairman, New Rainbow Pre-school, Whitehaven, Cumbria

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