FUNDING FOR 3 & 4 YEAR OLDS |
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Under the Government's Early Years Programme, all three and four year olds are entitled to free part time education totalling 570 hours per year, which can be used over at least 38 weeks of the year.
Parents can request to use their full 15 hours over a minimum of 2 days per week rather than the previous minimum of 3 days per week. Please note that:
Your child qualifies for a free early education place the term after their third birthday:
Any hours you use over the 15 free hours will incur a cost at a rate of £3.50 per hour between 9am and 3pm or £4.00 per hour between 3pm and 5:30pm.
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Parents can request to use their full 15 hours over a minimum of 2 days per week rather than the previous minimum of 3 days per week. Please note that:
- No session can be longer than 10 hours;
- No session can be shorter than 2.5 hours;
- Sessions are restricted to between the hours of 7.00am and 7.00pm.
Your child qualifies for a free early education place the term after their third birthday:
- Children born between 1 April and 31 August are eligible on 1 September following their third birthday.
- Children born between 1 September and 31 December are eligible on 1 January following their third birthday.
- Children born between 1 January and 31 March are eligible 1 April following their third birthday.
Any hours you use over the 15 free hours will incur a cost at a rate of £3.50 per hour between 9am and 3pm or £4.00 per hour between 3pm and 5:30pm.
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