Funding
Kreative Learning Childcare are happy to offer both the Universal Entitlement of Early Years Funding and the Extended Entitlement of Early Years Funding for working parents. Your child is entitled to the funding the term after their third birthday
Their birthday must fall before the cut-off date in order to receive the funding the following term.
We also offer places for those children eligible for two year old funding, and eligible children can start in a FF2 place at any point during the term in accordance with the eligibility confirmed start date. There are certain criteria that apply in order to receive this funding. Please contact the nursery for more information or Click on the link below:
Help paying for childcare: Free education and childcare for 2-year-olds - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Our Patterns of delivery for the Free Early Education Places are as follows:
Free Sessions Patterns Available for 15/30hours
15 Hours
Morning session 9am -12pm Monday-Friday
Afternoon Session 12:30pm -3:30pm Monday to Friday
15 Hours
Any 3 Days of your Choice 9am-2pm
(Packed Lunch would need to be supplied)
30 Hours
Morning session 9am -12pm Monday-Friday
Entitlement to a Free Education place does not offer a guarantee of a place at any one provider or a particular pattern of delivery this is subject to availability.
Deposit: We ask for a £30 deposit upon acceptance of your child’s place. If your child is accessing Free Early Education hours only the deposit will be returned within 6 weeks. For more information please speak with a member of the team.
Free Early Education: The Department for Education states that children must not attend a funded session for longer than 10 hours a day and access no more than two sites a day and no more than 4 providers in any one week. No session is to start before 6am or finish after 8pm.
Two year olds: Some two year olds may be eligible to receive up to 15 hours funding known as the Free for Two Scheme (FF2) which is subject to meeting certain eligibility criteria. For more information please speak to the owner/manager. Eligible date ranges are shown in the table below.
Three and four year olds (The Universal Entitlement): All children become eligible for up to 15 hours Free Early Education the term after their third birthday.
Eligible date ranges are shown in the table below.
A child born on or between
Will become eligible for a free place from
1st January and 31st March
The Start of Term 5 following their second or third birthday (after April Holiday)
1st April and 31st August
The Start of Term 1 following their second or third birthday (after Summer Holiday)
1st September and 31st December
The Start of Term 3 following their second or third birthday (after Christmas/New Year Holiday)
Three and four year olds of working parents (The Extended Entitlement): Some children may qualify for up to an additional 15 hours Free Early Education which is subject to meeting certain eligibility criteria. For more information please speak to the owner/manager.
Childcare Choices brings together all the government childcare offers helping parents find the right childcare support to suit them. As part of Childcare Choices they are offering Tax-Free Childcare, and 30 hours free childcare. Parents can apply for both schemes at the same time through a digital childcare service.
The Childcare Choices website provides information on the new and existing Government childcare offers.
https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
A child is entitled for Free Early Education at the start of the term after their second (if eligible), or third birthday in line with the Department for Education.
