15 hours Universal Funded Hours

Funded only hours are for parents to access the 15-hours Universal Funding Entitlement only. These places are offered specifically to families who are unable to access paid provision and are provided without the requirement for a registration fee or deposit. Families will be required to complete a funding declaration form each term.

✔️ Montessori education, Meals & snacks are included as part of the funded-only provision at no cost to families. 

Parents are required to provide nappies and wipes where applicable. 

Requirment: Parents may choose from 2 days per week only to access the 15 hours of universal funded only sessions subject to availability. Additional privately funded sessons are not available for families in receipt of funded only sessions. 

30 Hours Funded Hours

Funded only hours are for eligible parents to access up to 30 hours of weekly funding entitlement over 38 weeks of the year (unstretched) during term time only. This means children can attend nursery from 2 or 3 days each week using early years funding only.  

Whats Included?

✔️ Montessori Education

✔️ Meals & Healthy Snacks

✔️ No Registration Fee

✔️ No Deposits

Parents are required to provide nappies and wipes where applicable. 

Requirement: Parents may choose from 2 days per week only to access the 15 hours of universal funded only hours subject to availability. Parents eligible for 30 hours funding may choose from 2 or 3 days per week. Additional privately funded hours are not available for families in receipt of funded only hours. 

Stretched Hours and Unstretched Hours 

Stretched hours

Instead of taking all your funded hours during term time, you can spread them out over more weeks of the year, including the school holidays. This means you'll use fewer funded hours each week, but you'll benefit from the funding for a longer period. 

How we do it?

We stretch the 30 hours funding over 50 weeks of the year, which equates to 22.8 hours per week or 7.6 hours per day. 

We stretch the 15 hours universal funding over 50 weeks of the year, which equates to 11.4 hours per week or 3.8 hours per day.

This often suits parents who both work all year round including school holidays and spreads the cost of childcare more evenly throughout the year.

Unstretched hours (term-time only)

The standard way to use funded hours is to take them over the 38 weeks of the school year (aligned with term times).

For example: If you're eligible for 15 hours of funded childcare, you'd typically get those 15 hours per week during term time. If you're eligible for 30 hours, you'd also get those 30 hours per week during term time. This often suits parents who have the flexibility where they dont need to work during school holidays.

Total hours: This equates to a total of 570 hours per year for 15 hours per week or 1140 hours per year for 30 hours per week.

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