Packages and Costs

Included in your package:-

 

 

 

  1.  Emergency 24/7 support 
  2. ***Assistance with arranging airport transfers if not using school transfers.***
  3. Checking and vetting of host families
  4. Introducing and pairing your child with a suitable host family if and when required
  5. ***Organising host family stays***
  6. Initial visit to your child
  7. Initial update following each visit
  8. Two visits to your child at the boarding house per term

Included in your package:-

 

 

 

  1.  Emergency 24/7 support 
  2. ***Assistance with arranging airport transfers if not using school transfers.***
  3. Checking and vetting of host families
  4. Introducing and pairing your child with a suitable host family if and when required
  5. ***Organising host family stays***
  6. Initial visit to your child
  7. Initial update following each visit
  8. Two visits to your child at the boarding house per term
  9. Weekly contact with your child by Text, WhatsApp, E-mail etc.
  10. ***Assistance with Visa application appointments***
  11. Regular updates
  12. Support with opening a U.K Bank account
  13. Accompany your child to appointments
  14. Contact with student before, during and after a homestay

 

 

Additional costs

 

Initial registration fee of £100

***Host family accommodation (per day)***

Emergency (less than 3 days notice) - £55

Pre-planned - £50

Payment is required in full prior to the start of any pre-planned hosting.

Christmas supplement of £200 (if staying with a host over the Christmas period)

 

***As some of these services involve external partners and host families, additional costs may apply.***

If your child is not registered with East Coast Guardians but needs to make use of our services there will a £100 administration fee on each occasion our services are used for pre-planned hosting.

***If your child is excluded from school due to their behaviour, the guardianship cost is non-refundable***

 

**Prices valid for the school year 2024-2025**