GOVERNMENT FUNDED NURSERY HOURS
GOVERNMENT FUNDED NURSERY HOURS
With so many different Government Early Years Education schemes it’s likely you may just benefit from one of them. Check out the schemes below to see if you are eligible:
The funded hours are offered over 38 weeks of the year however, we can split the funded hours to ensure you receive year-round discount. This just means the hours your receive each week will be slightly less but will provide you with year round reduced fees!
In England, you are entitled to free childcare for a two-year-old child if you receive any of the following benefits:
- Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
- Child Tax Credit & your household income is less than £16,190 a year
- Universal Credit & your household income is less than £15,400 a year
- Income Support
Your two-year-old may also be entitled to free childcare if they are looked after by your local authority or have been granted child arrangements order or an adoption order.
This 15 hours of funding is available for all 3- and 4-year-old children in England, as well as some 2-year-olds who meet certain eligibility criteria, such as receiving certain benefits or having a disability. The 15 hours can be used over a minimum of 38 weeks per year and can be taken at any nursery, pre-school or childcare provider that is registered with the government.
This is an extension of the 15 hours free childcare, and is available for eligible working parents of 3- and 4-year-old children in England. To qualify, both parents (or the sole parent in a single-parent family) must be working and earning a minimum of the equivalent of 16 hours at the National Minimum Wage or Living Wage. It is important to renew your eligibility code
This is a scheme that allows eligible parents in the UK to receive government top-ups on the money they pay into a childcare account. For every £8 that a parent pays in, the government will add an extra £2, up to a maximum of £2,000 per child per year (or £4,000 per year for disabled children).
If you’d like to find out more information about the schemes above visit the Government’s Childcare Choices Website
It was with great excitement that parents and carers around the UK welcomed the Government’s extension of the 30 Hours Funded Childcare to all eligible parents of 9 months to 4 years old. Whilst the roll out of the scheme will be staged the scheme will be in full operation by September 2025.
From April 2024, all eligible working parents of two-year-olds will be able to benefit from 15 hours childcare the term after their child turns two.
The full roll out of the 30 Hours Funding scheme will start in September 2025. From September 2025, all eligible working families will be able to claim 30 hours funded hours.
It’s important to book your place early as demand in nurseries is set to be incredibly high!