Funding
How we deliver Funding |
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Nursery Funding for 2-year-olds (FF2) |
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The Nursery is registered under the Free for 2 Scheme which entitles eligible 2-year-olds to access up to 15 hours of free nursery education. Eligible 2-year-olds can access this funding from the full term after their 2nd birthday. A child can start part way through a school term if they are eligible and have not claimed their funding entitlement for the term elsewhere. The child’s parent must check their eligibility online and provide the nursery with the child’s valid funding code. Parents are required to sign the Parent Partnership Agreement with the nursery and complete the Parental declaration which gives the nursery permission to claim funding for their child. Parents will also have to provide evidence of their child’s date of birth (e.g., passport or birth certificate). Funding for two-year-olds is offered in 3-hour blocks and parents can flexibly choose up to 5 sessions to use up to their full 15 hours funding entitlement, depending on availability. If a parent would like their child to stay until 15:15 then this will be charged as an Extended Day Session, details can be found in our Charging and Remissions policy. Two-year-olds can start nursery on fewer hours and increase their sessions up to the full 15-hour entitlement over time to support settling in and their personal well-being. The Nursery only provides space for up to five 2-year-olds per session, so spaces are limited. If there is no space available, you are welcome to join the waiting list. Additional sessions can also be accessed depending on availability in the Nursery. Please see the sessions on the next page and our Charging and Remissions policy for prices. The nursery does not accept children under the age of 2-years-old. |
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Nursery Funding for 3- & 4-year-olds (FEEE) |
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The Nursery offers the funded 15-hour entitlement for parents of three- and four-year-olds (The Universal Entitlement) and the Working Parent Entitlement (The Extended Entitlement) from the full term after their 3rd birthday. A child can start part way through a school term (known as a 'late joiner') if they are eligible and have not claimed their funding entitlement for the term elsewhere. The nursery is open 38 weeks per year, during term time only, in line with White Cliffs Primary and Nursery school term dates which are published annually. Parents are required to sign the Parent Partnership Agreement with the nursery and complete the Parental declaration which gives the nursery permission to claim funding for their child. Parents will also have to provide evidence of their child’s date of birth (e.g., passport or birth certificate). Funding is offered in 3-hour blocks (please see our session options over the page) and parents can flexibly choose up to 5 sessions to use their full 15 hours funding entitlement, depending on availability. If a parent would like their child to stay until 15:15 then this will be charged as an Extended Day Session, details can be found in our Charging and Remissions policy. The nursery does not make settling in sessions or staggered starts a condition of a child accessing their funding at the nursery. |
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Working Parent Entitlement Funding (WPE) |
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The Nursery accepts the Working Parent Entitlement funding (The Extended/ Expanded Entitlement) for children from the age of 2 years old. The child’s parent must check their eligibility online and provide the nursery with the child’s valid funding code. Parents are required to sign the Parent Partnership Agreement with the nursery and complete the Parental declaration which gives the nursery permission to claim funding for their child. Parents will also have to provide evidence of their child’s date of birth (e.g., passport or birth certificate). |
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The nursery is open 38 weeks per year, during term time only, in line with White Cliffs Primary and Nursery school term dates which are published annually. Your child may not be able to access their full funding entitlement if they join part way through the academic year. |
