Government Funding

The Government funds Local Authorities to offer subsidised early education places in settings inspected by Ofsted. We fully participate in offering your child 15 hours of funded childcare per week. All 3 and 4 year olds become eligible for their free 38 weeks early education the term after their third birthday and First Place Nurseries offer sessions stretched over 50 weeks of the year. Please contact your individual nursery for more information.

From April 2024, eligible working parents of children aged 2 will be able to access 15 hours free childcare.

From September 2024, eligible working parents of children aged 9 months and above will be able to access 15 hours free childcare.

Please  visit  the following government website for more detailed information: www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Childcare Vouchers

We accept childcare vouchers from employers who offer this benefit to their eligible employees as an e-voucher. Vouchers are non-taxable and exempt from NI contributions for employees, whilst offering NI savings for employers. Both parents are eligible to claim if they are both in employment. If you are already signed up for the Childcare Vouchers scheme with your employer, then you can continue claiming them until your employer stops offering them. As from April 2018 no new entrants were able to join the Childcare Vouchers scheme. Childcare vouchers from employers are required to be set up to ensure we are in receipt of the funds on or before the first day of the month to which they relate.