Nursery Hours and Funding
At present all three and four year olds are entitled to 15 hours of free childcare per week, up to 38 weeks per year. The government has also introduced an extended 15 hours of free childcare per week - 30 hours in total for 38 weeks per year, for those families that are eligible.
The hours for the Nursery are as follows:
15-hour government funding:
Morning Session: 8.30am - 11.30am, or Afternoon Session: 12.30pm - 3.30pm.
30-hour government funding - including a FREE hot lunch:
Full Day: 8.30am – 2.30pm
Extended Nursery Day: 8:30am - 3:30pm
There is an option to extend the nursery day from 2:30pm-3:30pm, which is chargeable at £6.00 per pupil per day or £4.00 per day for children eligible for Early Years Pupil Premium funding.
Eligibility for the additional free entitlement will include households where:
- All parents (whether two-parent families or lone parents) are working and earning the equivalent of 16 hours a week at the National Minimum or Living Wage (includes income received from tax credits or Universal Credit) and/or:
- One/both parent/s is/are away on leave (parental, maternal etc.)
- One/both parent/s is/are on Statutory Sick Pay
- Parents on zero-hours contracts will be eligible, as are those who are registered as self-employed
- One parent is employed and the other parent has either: substantial caring responsibilities and/or disability; is a foster-carer with their own three- and four- year old children
- Parents who are in training will not be eligible as they can receive other Government support
- There is an income cap. If one parent's income exceeds £100k per annum the household will not be eligible
Please note - for those parents not entitled to the 30 hours funded childcare (extended 15 hours free child care), we can offer a paid full time place, at a cost of £120 per week, payable in advance. All full time places are subject to 5 days per week, 38 weeks per year.
