Funding

3 & 4year old funding

All 3 and 4year olds are entitled to up to 15hours free government funding. All parents/carers can also apply for additional 15hours if you meet certain criteria. It is the parents/carers responsibility to apply for the funding. This needs to be done before the qualifying funded term starts.

Please click here for more information.

If your child turns 3 between 1st September and 31^st December 2023 then you can apply now for funding to ensure you receive funded hours from January 2024.

If you miss the deadline an apply on or after the 31^st December then your code will not be eligible to use until the Summer term, you will then have to wait until April 2024 for code to work.

Please use the following website and follow all of the instructions given to see if you are eligible

                                                                                          www.gov.uk/apply-30-hours-free-childcare

2year old funding

Some 2year olds are eligible for funding up to 15hours in the term after their 2nd birthday.

For more information on 2year old funding please click here. 

New funding 2024/2025

From April 2024 2year olds will get 15hours free childcare for eligible working parents 

From September 2024 the 15 hours free childcare will be available from the age of nine months

From September 2025 30hours free childcare will be available from nine months until the start of school

For more information about funding please click here