Funding

Funding occurs once your child is 3 years old but only covers 3 hours of basic care. Children become eligible the term after they turn 3 years old until they start reception class. Parents can apply for the extended entitlement the term their child turns 3 years old. (Parents can only access their 30 hours funded place the term after they have confirmation of eligibility- no child can start accessing the 30 hours part way through the term)

Please note parents must apply for/reconfirm their 30 hour code on or before 31st August – if parents do not apply for/reconfirm their 30 hour code by 31st August they will not be able to claim the 30 hours funding in the Autumn term. Parents who apply for/reconfirm by the 31st August will be given a Validity Start Date prior to 1st September. For example – where a parent’s grace period ends on 31st August and the parent reconfirms on 3rd September – they will have a break in their eligibility and not be able to claim funding in the Autumn term.

Nursery fees from September 2023

Early Morning Session	8:30am-9:00am	Cost of session £5.00 (non-funded)
Morning Session	9:00am-12:00pm	Full pre-school morning session This session is available as part of the funded sessions, or alternatively charged at £20.25 per session.
Lunch Session	12:00pm-1:00pm	Parents to provide a healthy packed lunch for their child or a school meal can be provided at an additional cost of £2.35 per day. Cost of session £6.75
Afternoon Session	1:00pm-4:00pm	Full pre-school afternoon session This session is available as part of the funded sessions, or alternatively charged at £20.25 per session.

Children who are not entitled to funding

Daily cost 9:00am-4:00pm £47.25

Weekly cost (5 days) 9:00am-4:00pm £236.25

Daily Cost (for am or pm session) 9.00am-12.00pm or 1.00pm-4.00pm £20.25

Weekly Cost (for am or pm sessions) £101.25

Children who are entitled to the 15 hours free funding

Children entitled to the 15 hours funding can spread their funding across the week through attending pre-school each morning or each afternoon. This would mean the 15 hours is spread across five daily sessions between 9:00am-12:00pm or 1:00pm–4:00pm.

Daily Cost	9:00am-4:00pm	£27.00 + 3 hours of funding
Weekly Cost (5 days)	9:00am-4:00pm	£135.00 +15 hours of funding

Children who are entitled to 30 hours free funding

Funded childcare of 30 hours a week is available for working parents of three and four year old children who meet the eligibility criteria. The additional hours of funding will enable families to work, support parents who wish to work or allow parents to work more hours. Raglan Nursery admits children using 30 hours of funding. To find out if you are eligible for the 30hours free childcare please visit www.childcarechoices.gov.uk . For more information, please email nurseryadmin@raglan.bromley.sch.uk

Daily Cost	9:00am-4:00pm	£6.75 +6 hours of funding
Weekly Cost (5 days)	9:00am-4:00pm	£33.75 +30 hours of funding

Advice for Parents on How to Apply for Funding Online

What do parents need to do?

Apply online at childcarechoices.gov.uk –

Child turns 3 years old between	Recommended time to apply	Validity Start Date must be	Child can get 30 hours (if eligible)
1 April & 31 August	15 June to 31 July	31 August or earlier	AUTUMN term
1 September & 31 December	15 October to 30 November	31 December or earlier	SPRING term
1 January & 31 March	15 January to 28 February	31 March or earlier	SUMMER term

Apply using the legal names of their child as set out on the child’s birth certificate
Apply promptly and at the very latest by:-

31st August to claim the 30 hours funding in the AUTUMN term
31st December to claim the 30 hours funding in the SPRING term
31st March to claim the 30 hours funding in the SUMMER term
Note: parents cannot start to claim a place midway through the term unless they received their code before the start of term

Present their 30 hour code promptly to the provider (together with their NI details and child’s birth certificate) so that it can be validated
Sign a parent contract agreeing the funded hours for the upcoming term (Only when the code has been validated and eligibility has been confirmed by the provider)
Reconfirm that they are eligible every 3 months by logging onto their HMRC gateway account

Parents cannot claim the 30 hours until:-

the term after the child turns three
the term after they have received confirmation of eligibility from the HMRC

Useful contacts for parents:

www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

HMRC Helpline 0300 123 4097

www.bromley.gov.uk/30hours

Foster Parents can claim the 30 hours funding but they have to make an application to the Social Care Team in their local authority i.e. they do not apply to the HMRC. Foster parents need to meet a number of criteria including that the extended hours are consistent with the child’s care plan and that the foster parents are working.

Please see below further notes reference funding and also the Bromley Funding Parent Contract ref making a claim.

Early years pupil premium (EYPP) for three and four year olds

Did you know your childcare provider may be entitled to £302 additional funding to improve the education of your child?

If your child is three or four years old, childcare providers can claim an additional £302 per year to spend on enriching your child’s education. The funding is called early years pupil premium (EYPP).

Please see this link for more information: CLICK HERE