As part
of the national funding for three and four year olds each
child of this age is entitled to funding of five sessions
of two and a half hours length each. This means that for
the first five sessions of your childs week at nursery only
half fees are payable, with the other half being paid by
the government. Any extra sessions that are taken after
the first five are then charged at full price. In accordance
with the grant guidelines no more than two sessions may
be taken in any one-day and each session must be separated
by a one-hour break. Unfortunately this means that we are
unable to offer just a morning or afternoon session that
is paid fully by the government as our sessions are not
long enough to incorporate the one-hour break.
Other help may
be available for parents by applying for tax credits from
the Inland Revenue. You can visit their website or give
them call.
Click to view the Inland Revenue
Tax Credits website |
Tel:
0845 300 3900
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Once your child has reached their third birthday they then
become eligible for funding commencing at the beginning of
the term following their birthday so for instance if their
birthday was on the 3rd of February then they would start
receiving funding on the 1st of April at the beginning of
the Summer term or if there birthday was on the 3rd August
then they would receive funding from the beginning of the
following Autumn term.
Each nursery year is split up into three terms these are
as follows: -
Spring Term – 1st January to 31st March
Summer Term – 1st April to 31st August
Autumn Term – 1st September to 31st December
Unfortunately the government only provides this funding
for thirty-nine weeks per year during school term times,
therefore full fees are due for children during the un-funded
period.
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