Fees - 3-4 Year Olds

Funded early education and childcare for 3 and 4 year olds (Universal)

In England all three and four year olds are entitled to up to 15 hours of funded early education and childcare a week for up to 38 weeks a year. This is to give children the opportunity to take part in planned learning activities, and help prepare them for school through the early learning goals set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage. This is a universal offer and is available to all children regardless of their family circumstances. To find out further information regarding FEE funding please follow this link 3-4 year old funding information

30 hours funded childcare for working parents (Extended)

Since September 2017 working families who meet the eligibility criteria can also claim an additional 15 hours of funded childcare a week. This means that eligible children will be able to receive up to 1140 hours of funded childcare a year. This change was introduced as part of the Childcare Act 2016. To find out if your family are eligible for this extended funding please follow this link 30 hours funding eligibility

If you require any further information or you have any questions relating to funding please do not hesitate to contact us.

Ensuring your ongoing eligibility for 30 hours of free funded early education for 3 & 4-year-olds

Approximately every 3 months you will need to reconfirm that you are still eligible for 30 hours of free funded early education. If you do not reconfirm your eligibility, Crawley Ridge Nursery and the Local Authority will be told that you no longer meet the requirements for a free 30-hour nursery place for your child resulting in government funding for your child’s place being reduced to the 15 hours of universal entitlement.

Parents will be expected to notify HM Revenue and Customs of any change in circumstances that may affect their eligibility.

To reconfirm your eligibility for 30 hours of free funded early education visit the government’s Childcare Choices website.