Funded childcare

If you live and work in England you may be entitled to 30 hours funded childcare support from the term after your child turns 9 months old, until they start school. 

You can usually get funded childcare for working parents if you (and your partner, if you have one) are:

• in work or starting a new job
• on sick leave or annual leave
• on shared parental, maternity, paternity or adoption leave
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The amount of funded childcare you can get depends on:

• your child’s age and circumstances
• your income (and your partner’s income, if you have one)
• your immigration status
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If you are not eligible for the working parent offer you will still receive the 15 hour entitlement for all 3 and 4 year olds from the term after your child turns 3 until they start school, irrespective of your income level, benefit status, or family circumstances.

If you or your child receive some additional forms of support, you may be eligible for 15 hours early learning for 2 year olds under a separate scheme and you should speak to your local council and/or provider in the first instance. If you are eligible, you should still apply for the working parent entitlement, but you will receive 15 hours from each scheme (up to a maximum of 30 hours in total).

Disability access fund

Your child’s early years provider could get £910 or more per year to help with their education and support.

This will be paid direct to your early years provider.

You can apply to get disability access funding if your child receives Disability Living Allowance for children and one of the following:

• 15 hours free childcare for children aged 3 and 4
• 15 hours free childcare for disadvantaged children aged 2

You do not need to use all of your hours to be eligible for disability access funding.

Early Years Entitlement Funding

We accept Early years Entitlement Funding up to 15 hours and extended entitlement funding up to 30 hours per week with a relevant code. Information regarding what funding you may be entitled to is available via Plymouth County Council:

Paying for childcare - Education and Families (plymouth.gov.uk)

You may also be entitled to Early Years Pupil Premium which brings in valuable funding to the school, this can be checked easily and quickly via Citizen Portal:

Do you qualify? - Education and Families (plymouth.gov.uk)

Additional sessions above the early years entitlement can be paid for at a cost of £12 per session (3 hours). Sessions cover either a morning (0900-1200) or an afternoon (1200-1500) and must be booked via the school office.

Sessions must be selected at the start of each term; a letter will be sent out to parents/carers to confirm which sessions you would like to book for your child and these will then be confirmed by the school office.

Changes to sessions must be made at the start of a term or half term and any decrease in sessions (funded or paid) must give half a term notice.

We accept tax free childcare to pay for sessions. If you would like to use another voucher provider, please contact the school office to discuss.