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Funding
Fees
Help with the cost of childcare
Help with the cost of childcare
£6 p/hr
Morning - Snack £0.50
Afternoon Snack £0.50
Hot Lunch £3.00
Open hours: 8-5pm
Core Hours: 9-3pm/9-1pm/12- 3pm
(these are billed per hour but for the full session) all other hours are billed hourly.
Invoices are sent out at the beginning of each term.
Children can choose to bring their own lunchbox and then there is no charge for lunch.
£6 p/hr
Morning - Snack £0.50
Afternoon Snack £0.50
Hot Lunch £3.00
Open hours: 8-5pm
Core Hours: 9-3pm/9-1pm/12- 3pm
(these are billed per hour but for the full session) all other hours are billed hourly.
Invoices are sent out at the beginning of each term.
Children can choose to bring their own lunchbox and then there is no charge for lunch.
Age Range 9mths - 5 years
Hourly rate increases to £7 in September 2024
Help with the cost of childcare
Help with the cost of childcare
Help with the cost of childcare
Are you eligible for help toward the cost of childcare fees?
The government is introducing new ways to help parents with childcare costs. Whether you have toddlers or teens, you could get support. Please click on learn more to find out more information:
Please note:
You will need a government gateway to log in, if you do not have one, you
Are you eligible for help toward the cost of childcare fees?
The government is introducing new ways to help parents with childcare costs. Whether you have toddlers or teens, you could get support. Please click on learn more to find out more information:
Please note:
You will need a government gateway to log in, if you do not have one, you will need to register first.
Tax Free Childcare
Tax-Free Childcare is a new government scheme to help working parents with the cost of childcare. Parents will be able to open an online account, which they can use to pay for childcare from a registered provider. For every £8 a parent pays in, the government will pay in an extra £2. Parents can receive up to £2,000 per child, per year, towards their childcare costs, or £4,000 for disabled children.
To qualify, parents will have to be in work, and each expecting to earn at least £115 a week and each parent must not have income over £100,000 per year. The scheme will be rolled out gradually to families, with parents of the youngest children able to apply first. Parents will be able to apply for all their children at the same time, when their youngest child becomes eligible.
Funding
Help with the cost of childcare
Funding
Funded Early Education
All 3 and 4 year old children are entitled to Funded Early Education and can use childminders, pre-school playgroups, nurseries or children's centres who are registered with Gloucestershire County Council to deliver nursery education. The entitlement is for 15 hours per week over a minimum of 38 weeks in the year. T
Funded Early Education
All 3 and 4 year old children are entitled to Funded Early Education and can use childminders, pre-school playgroups, nurseries or children's centres who are registered with Gloucestershire County Council to deliver nursery education. The entitlement is for 15 hours per week over a minimum of 38 weeks in the year. The minimum length of a session is 2½ hours and the maximum is 10 hours in any one day. Children must remain in the provision for a minimum of 2 weeks in order to be eligible for the funding. Please note that you if you remove your child before the qualifying period, you will be liable for all costs incurred. A member of staff will provide you with the relevant form for you to apply for the funding.
Starting from April 2024, existing childcare support will be expanded in phases. By September 2025, most working families with children under the age of 5 will be entitled to 30 hours of childcare support.
The changes are being introduced gradually to make sure that providers can meet the needs of more families. This means that:
From April 2024, eligible working parents of 2-year-olds will be able to access 15 hours childcare support.
From September 2024, 15 hours childcare support will be extended to eligible working parents of children from the age of 9 months to 3-year-olds.
From September 2025, eligible working parents with a child from 9 months old up to school age will be entitled to 30 hours of childcare a week.
When is your child eligible
You can start claiming free early education from the term following your child's birthday.
Birthdays falls between 1st January and 31st March, funding is available from term 5 (April - Summer Term)
Birthday falls between 1st April and 31st August, funding is available from term 1 (September - Autumn Term)
Birthday falls between 1st September and 31st December, funding is available from term 3 (January - Spring Term)
Can you use more than one childcare provider
The funded entitlement can be taken with up to two providers, however the total funded hours cannot exceed 15. Most providers will allow you to take the provision flexibly to enable you to meet your needs.
Will there be any additional charges
A parent cannot be charged for any part of the funded entitlement however, a provider may charge for meals, snacks or optional extras as they may not always be included within the free entitlement. If you take more than 15 hours/30 hours per week there will be a charge made by the provider for these additional hours.
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