There is a non-refundable Registration Fee payable to secure your place of £100. £50 of this fee will be credited to the first invoice issued to you following your child’s start date.
Fees are based on 47 weeks in 2025, paid monthly in advance.
No refunds will be given for sickness or holidays.
We will be closed on Bank Holidays (normal charges still apply).
Our minimum weekly charge is 2 full days per week.
Monday to Friday - 07:00 to 18:00
£88,00 per day (only £8 per hour)
*National Living Wage £12.21 per hour
Plant-based food, snacks, drinks, eco nappies, baby wipes unscented and Weleda nappy cream are included.
- Breakfast Club £14.00 per day
from 7am until 8:35 am
Breakfast and drinks included.
- After School Club £23.00 per day
from 15:10 until 18:00
Snack, dinner and drinks included.
- After School Club £40.00 per day
from 13:00 until 18:00
Snack, dinner and drinks included.
If you need a childcare place for your child to enjoy while you attend appointments, meetings, or need time to focus on a personal or professional project here is the place!
(minimum 3 hours)
Do you want to enjoy a date night, or you need to work until a bit late some days, here your child will have fun waiting you to come back!
from £12 per hour
We are pleased to offer government-funded childcare sessions. Our funded hours are available as follows:
You can get up to 10 hours of funding a day (that’s the most the Local Authority allows).
Childcare during half terms or school holidays, the standard full price (£88 per day) will apply for those sessions.
Government funding is intended to pay for 15 or 30 hours a week of high quality, flexible childcare.
Government funding does not cover
Find out if you’re eligible and how to apply at: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
Breakfast £3.00
Lunch £3.50
Dinner £3.50
Snacks £3,00
Drinks are free.
£5,00 per day for Funded Sessions
For working families, including the self-employed, in the UK with children aged 0-11 (or 0-16 if disabled).
You set up an online childcare account for your child.
For every £8 you put into this account, the government adds £2.
You can use the money to pay for approved childcare, such as nurseries, childminders, nannies, after-school clubs, and holiday clubs. Your childcare provider must be signed up to the scheme.
Find out if you’re eligible and how to apply at:
Please read our Early Years Funding Guide for more information on funded sessions.
Where children are happy while adults work.
Hildenborough Crescent, Maidstone, ME160PA, United Kingdom
We’re proud to announce that Mama Bear Childcare has Postgraduate Level 7 Diploma in Childcare Management — one of the highest credentials in the UK’s education and childcare system!🌟
To our knowledge, we are the only childminder in the area with this advanced qualification, making us uniquely equipped to provide the highest standard of care and expertise. Your little ones will receive the best possible start in a safe, nurturing, and enriching environment.