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Fees & Funding

 ​At Venture, we offer government funded places to childern aged 2.5 to 5 years, We charge a small daily fee to contribute towards the highest possible provisions for your child on funded hours. This is called the Outdoor Resource Fund. You can read more about it at the bottom of this page.

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Session
No. of hours
Daily Fee
(3+ years)
Daily Fee
(2.5+ years)
Funded Daily 
Fee

KITLEY

8am - 3pm

8am - 4pm

9am - 3pm

9am - 4pm

HOPE COVE

9am - 3pm

DARTINGTON

9am - 3pm

7​ hours

8 hours

6 hours

7 hours

6 hours

6 hours

£42.00

£48.00

£36.00

£42.00

£36.00

£36.00

£54.25

£62.00

£46.50

£54.25

£46.50

£46.50

£14.91

£17.04

£12.78

£14.91

£12.78

£12.78

Outdoor Resource Fund

What is it?

And how do we use it?

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Venture Outdoor Kindergarten is registered with Devon County Council to offer the Early Years Funding to 3 and 4 year olds and eligible 2 year olds.  

As per government and Devon County Council guidelines Venture Outdoor Kindergarten charges for additional services that are beyond the standard day-care nursery or preschool provision.

 

This voluntary and vital Outdoor Resource Fund payment enables us to provide high quality outdoor education for our children. Primarily this fund enables us to maintain high adult to child ratios, employ a high proportion of qualified teachers as staff, employ qualified Forest and Beach School practitioners and pay for our licence to operate on National Trust land.

If a parent uses Early Years Funding they will be invoiced for a voluntary payment of £2.13 per hour towards their child's care. If a parent already uses EYF to pay another provider, they may use any left over funding to pay part of their child's fees at Venture Outdoor Kindergarten. 

We strive to keep this payment as low as we can in order to keep our provision accessible to families across the South Hams whilst still providing the highest possible standards for your children. 

Address

 

Venture Kitley Farm:

Kitley Estate,  

Yealmpton,

Plymouth,

Devon,

PL82LT

Venture Hope Cove:

Inner Hope Cove, 

Kingsbridge, 

Devon,

TQ73HR

Venture Dartington:

Next to the Deer Park

Dartington Hall Estate,

Totnes,

Devon,

TQ9 6EG

Term Times

Autumn Term 2024 (14 weeks)

Mon 2nd Sept - Fri 13th Dec

Venture Dartington: Mon 9th Sept - Fri 13th Dec

Half Term: Week beg 28th Oct

 

Spring Term 2025 (12 weeks)

Mon 6th Jan - Fri 4th Apr

Half Term: Week beg 17th Feb

 

Summer Term 2025 (12 weeks

Thur 24th Apr - Wed 23rd July

Half Term: Week beg 26th May

Bank Holiday: 5th May

Opening Times

Venture Kitley Farm:

Monday: 08:00 - 16:00

Tuesday: 08:00 - 16:00

Wednesday: 08:00 -16:00

Thursday: 08:00 - 16:00

Friday: 09:00 - 15:00

Venture Hope Cove:

Monday: 09:00 - 15:00

Tuesday: 09:00 - 15:00

Wednesday: 09:00 -15:00

Thursday: 09:00 - 15:00

Venture Dartington:

Monday: 09:00 - 15:00

Tuesday: 09:00 - 15:00

Wednesday: 09:00 -15:00

Thursday: 09:00 - 15:00

Friday: 09:00 - 15:00

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Can't find what you're looking for? We're always happy to respond to individual enquiries over the phone or via email.

Reach Jenny & Zoe on: Tel: 07500 927722       Email: ventureoutdoorkindergarten@outlook.com

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