Funding

Early Years Funding

We offer the Working Parent Entitlement, which provides eligible working families with funded childcare from the term after their child turns 9 months old, up until they start school.

Eligible children can receive 30 funded hours per week for 38 weeks of the year. As we are open 50–51 weeks of the year, we offer this funding on a stretched basis, meaning the funded hours are spread across the full year. This provides approximately 22.5 funded hours per week throughout the year.

We also accept 2-year-old Targeted Funding for eligible families, as well as the Universal 15 Hours Funding for all 3 and 4-year-olds.

These entitlements provide 15 funded hours per week for 38 weeks of the year. As we are open all year round, we also stretch these hours across the year. This means children accessing either the 2-year-old Targeted Funding or Universal 15 Hours Funding receive 11 funded hours per week with us throughout the year.

Please visit Best Start in Life to find out what childcare support you may be entitled to and how to apply:

https://www.beststartinlife.gov.uk/childcare

We also accept employer childcare vouchers and are registered for Tax-Free Childcare.

We offer stretched funding to provide continuity and stability for children, parents/carers and staff throughout the year.

For further information do not hesitate to give Clare or Louise a ring on 01271 377034