Free Entitlement (Funded) Hours for 3 & 4 Year OldsAll three and four year olds are entitled to 15 funded hours per week or 30 hours if both their parents work for at least 16 hours per week and earn less than £100,000, for 38 weeks per year. Funding is available from the term outlined below until the term in which the child turns five.
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Birthday
1st January - 31st March 1st April - 31st August 1st September - 31st December |
Term the funding becomes available
Summer Autumn Spring |
The child receives their free hours for 14 weeks in the autumn term, 11 weeks in the spring term and 13 weeks in the summer term.
To check eligibility for 30 hours, please visit childcare-support.tax.service.gov.uk. This site can also be used to sign for Tax Free Childcare.
If your child’s eligible, you’ll be able to start claiming from one of the dates shown below after they turn 3:
Please see our term dates under out Services tab.
As we strongly believe that children benefit from continuity of care, we feel that children should only attend one nursery or pre school setting. Where the time is split with a childminder we ask that there is a regular relationship between us (with the agreement of parents) and are happy to spilt the funded hours on a 50/50 basis. For example, if your child attends a childminder, they should offer 15 funded hours to that child and the additional 15 hours should be claim by us.
To check eligibility for 30 hours, please visit childcare-support.tax.service.gov.uk. This site can also be used to sign for Tax Free Childcare.
If your child’s eligible, you’ll be able to start claiming from one of the dates shown below after they turn 3:
- from the start of our term after 1 September
- from the start of our term after 1 January
- from the start of our term after 1 April
Please see our term dates under out Services tab.
As we strongly believe that children benefit from continuity of care, we feel that children should only attend one nursery or pre school setting. Where the time is split with a childminder we ask that there is a regular relationship between us (with the agreement of parents) and are happy to spilt the funded hours on a 50/50 basis. For example, if your child attends a childminder, they should offer 15 funded hours to that child and the additional 15 hours should be claim by us.
