Government Flexible Funded Entitlement

Government Flexible Funded Entitlement for 2 Year Olds

Some 2 year olds in England can get 15 hours of funded early education and childcare.

You must be getting one of the following:

• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Support through part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act
• Child Tax Credit and/or Working Tax Credit and have an annual income under £16,190
• The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
• The Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
• Universal Credit

Children are also entitled to a place if:

• They’re looked after by a local council
• They have a current Education Health Care Plan (EHCP)
• They get Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
• They’ve left care under a special guardianship order, child arrangements order or adoption order

If your child is eligible, you can start claiming after they turn 2. The date you can claim will depend on when their birthday is.

Contact your local council to check if your child is eligible.

Government Flexible Funded Entitlement For 3 & 4 Year Olds

All 3 & 4-year-old children are eligible to access 570 hours of funded nursery care per year.

In addition to this some families may be eligible to access an additional 570 hours, totalling 1140 hours of funded childcare per year.

At La Petite Academy we have a variety of ways in which you can access these hours either over a (term time only) 38- or (all year) 52-week period.

Eligibility

To check your family’s eligibility for the 1140 hour please follow the link below.

https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

If you have any queries please contact us on 01332 774 413.

Funded early education places are available at a range of early years settings, including nursery schools and classes, children’s centres, day nurseries, playgroups, pre-schools and certain registered childminders.

There are a number of parameters within which the funded entitlement provision operates. These parameters set the framework within which local authorities should deliver the funded entitlement (e.g. the minimum and maximum number of hours per day, the number of days on which the funded hours should be taken, the restrictions on start and finish times and the number of providers who can be involved in delivering funded hours to a child). The parameters are guidelines for local authorities rather than specific rules for provision of the funded hours, so the arrangements of provision may vary from area to area.

Please ring us for details of how you can use your Funded Entitlement at La Petite Academy - giving you more flexibility and affordable childcare. We have a varied range of options where you can use your funded hours at the nursery. Meal charges apply.