Funding

We accept government funding.

 

Fees and Funding

The Government are introducing new ways to help parents with childcare costs. Support available includes tax free childcare, universal credit, 2 year funding, 15 and 30 hour 3-4 year funding. Eligibility depends on your individual family circumstances. The Childcare Choices website will help you to calculate your best options.

 

15 and 30 hours free childcare for 3 and 4-year-olds

All 3 - 4 year-olds in England can get funding towards early education or childcare.

Some 2-year-olds are also eligible for 15 hours funded childcare, for example if you get certain benefits.

The funded early education and childcare:

  • must be with an approved childcare provider
  • stops when your child starts in reception class (or reaches compulsory school age, if later)

There are different schemes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

 

 

Gov uk - How we are tackling the cost of childcare

 

Oxfordshire early years funded education for 3-4 year olds

Oxfordshire early years funded education for working families

Oxfordshire early years funded education 2-year olds

 

From September 2017 you may be eligible to receive extended hours funded childcare.

Working families with children aged three or four can now get 30 hours funded childcare a week. This is 570 extra hours a year – 1,140 hours in total.

If you’ve already registered, you can sign in to your childcare account.

Eligibility

You can usually get 30 hours funded childcare if you (and your partner, if you have one) are:

  • in work – or getting parental leave, sick leave or annual leave
  • each earning at least the National Minimum Wage or Living Wage for 16 hours a week – this is £125.28 if you’re over 25

This earnings limit doesn’t apply if you’re self-employed and started your business less than 12 months ago.

You’re not eligible if:

  • your child doesn’t usually live with you
  • the child is your foster child
  • either you or your partner has a taxable income over £100,000
  • you’re from outside the EEA and your UK residence card says you can’t access public funds
  • You can get 30 hours free childcare at the same time as claiming Universal Credit, tax credits or childcare vouchers.

Once you have applied online you will be given a 30 Hours Eligibility Code. 

For further information or to apply click here.

From the term following a child’s second birthday families receiving financial support (JSA, income support, or tax credits) may be entitled to 15 hours funded early education or childcare each week.

Children may also eligible if they:

  • are under a child protection plan (Section 47)
  • are a child in need (Section 17)
  • have higher special needs and disabilities (SEND), as evidenced by the early years descriptors and high needs block
  • are subject to a Special Guardianship Order, child arrangement or adoption order
  • have had an Early Help Assessment (EHA)

This funding is paid directly to the setting.

For further information or to apply click here.

The EYPP is a premium available to childcare providers for children accessing their funded three and four year entitlement.

To be eligible families need to be in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:

  • Income support
  • Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
  • Income-related employment and support allowance
  • Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
  • Child tax credit (provided you’re not also entitled to working tax credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
  • Working tax credit run-on – paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for working tax credit

Or if they;

  • have been looked after by the local authority for at least one day
  • have been adopted from care
  • have left care through special guardianship and
  • are subject to a child arrangement order setting out with whom the child is to live (formerly known as residence orders)

For further information or to apply click here.

The funding is paid directly to the setting and is used to tailor support for each individual child, details of how it is spent can be found here.