EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE SERVICES
SESSION 2026 2027 HOURLY CHARGING RATES
Parents/Carers accessing hours in GCC nurseries which are outwith the national funded entitlement will be subject to the following hourly charging rates for session commencing August 2025:
- Standard Hourly Rate (children 3-5 years): £5.50
- If parent/carer is NOT Glasgow resident and not eligible for the Resident Discounted Hourly Rate or other Resident Rates.
- If parent/carer is a student (resident / not resident) AND the college/university pay for childcare charges.
- Standard Hourly Rate (children 0-3 years): £4.00
- If parent/carer is NOT Glasgow resident and not eligible for the Resident Discounted Hourly Rate or other Resident Rates.
- If parent/carer is a student (resident / not resident) AND the college/university pay for childcare charges.
- Discounted Hourly Rate: £4.50 (available for ALL Glasgow resident children
aged 3-5 years)
- If parent/carers are Glasgow resident and household annual income (whether joint with Partner, Lone parent or Student receiving SASS award) exceeds £19,995.
- If parent/carer is a Glasgow resident student, the college/university do NOT pay childcare charges and household annual income (whether joint with partner or lone parent) exceeds £19,995.
- If parents/carers are Foreign Nationals or Foreign Students and have no recourse to public funds.
- Discounted Hourly Rate: £3.00 (available for all Glasgow resident children aged 0-3 years)
- If parent/carers are Glasgow resident and household annual income (whether joint with Partner, Lone parent or Student receiving SASS award) exceeds £19,995.
- If parent/carer is a Glasgow resident student, the college/university do NOT pay childcare charges and household annual income (whether joint with partner or lone parent) exceeds £19,995.
- If parents/carers are Foreign Nationals or Foreign Students and have no recourse to public funds.
- Resident Reduced Hourly Rate: £1.00
- If parent/carer is a Glasgow resident and household annual income (whether joint with partner, lone parent or student receiving SASS Award) is less than or equal to £19,995.
- If parent/carer is a Glasgow resident student and college/university do not pay for childcare charges and household annual income (whether joint with partner, lone parent or student receiving SASS Award) is less than or equal to £19,995.
- If a parent/carer is a Glasgow resident Kinship Carer by statute/law or Social Work Services have an agreed a Kinship Care agreement
Please note: The Resident Reduced Hourly Rate does not automatically include free meals for children other than for those entitled to a free meal as part of their 1140 hours entitlement. Non-entitled parents/carers are required to submit an application for Free School Meals to Glasgow City Council, Grants Section for consideration.
- Resident Second Child Hourly Rate: £2.20
- If a Glasgow resident parent/carer has two children in nursery and are incurring charges for eldest child (1st child). Parent/carer will be eligible for second child rate for younger child.
- Resident Third Child Hourly Rate: £1.70
- If a Glasgow resident parent/carer has three children in nursery and are incurring charges for the two eldest children. Parent/carer will be eligible for third child rate for youngest child.