Funded Childcare

FUNDED CHILDCARE

15 hours working entitlement & 30 working entitlement hours of funding?

All children aged 9months (from 1st September 2024) to 4 years will continue to be eligible for 15 hours of government funded childcare for 38 weeks of the year (570 hours). Children of a single parent who work, on average, a weekly minimum equivalent of 16 hours a week at national minimum wage or national living wage and does not earn more than £100,000 per year. Children of a couple, BOTH of whom work, on average, a weekly minimum equivalent of 16 hours a week at national minimum wage or national living wage minimum of 16 hours a week with neither independently earning more than £100,000 each.

How do parents apply for 15 or 30 hours of working entitlement funding?

As part of the application process, parents will be asked to enter personal details including their name, address and National Insurance number and the same details for their partner (if they have one). They will also be asked whether they expect to meet the income requirements over the coming three months and whether they are in receipt of any relevant benefits. This information will help HMRC decide whether the parent (and their child) are eligible for 30 hours. At the start of the application process, parents will create a Government Gateway account if they don’t already have one. If parents encounter any problems with the application process or accessing the childcare account, they should direct their queries to the childcare service Customer Interaction Centre on 0300 123 4097.

How will parents apply for 15 hours working entitlement & 30 working entitlement hours of funding?

At the end of the application process, parents will have a childcare service account. In the “secure messages” section of their account, parents will receive messages regarding their eligibility. If parents are eligible for 30 hours, they will be given an 11 digit ‘eligibility code’ for their child. They will be asked to take this code (along with their National Insurance number and child’s date of birth) to their provider to claim their 30 hours’ place. These codes normally start with ‘5000’.

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However, there are a small number of cases where parents might have a temporary code starting with ‘11’. Click the links below for more information.

Childcare Choices
30hrs Free Childcare Eligibility
Childcare Calculator

The funded sessions total 1140 hours per academic year, per child and The Village Nursery will be offering the 30 hours over 38 weeks or 15 hours over 52 weeks of the year. We offer a range of funded sessions, please contact Claire Luty, Business Manager with any queries.