Working Parents Entitlement 30 hours for 9 months to 4 year olds.
Available for 9 months+, 2, 3 and 4 year olds working families who meet a specific eligibility criteria:
● Both parents are working, or the sole parent is working in a lone parent family, and
● Each parent earns, on average, a weekly minimum equivalent to 16 hours at national minimum wage or national living wage and earns less than £100,000 per year.
To check eligibility for the Working Parents Entitlement parents needs to apply via www.beststartinlife.gov.uk
Parents will need to make an application to ensure eligibility and if successful they will receive a unique 11 digit code which must be shared with the childcare provider to take up a funded place. To continue to receive the funded hours, parents must reconfirm their eligibility every three months. An eligible child can take up a funded place once both eligibility criteria have been met – the term after the child’s age eligibility and the term after the parent has obtained the eligibility code.
Funded Early Education for 2 year olds (whose families receive an additional form of government support)
Eligible families can access up to 15 hours of funded early education and childcare the term after their second birthday. Parents/carers need to be in receipt of help regarding finance e.g. income support, universal credit, non-financial including looked after by a local council, has an SEN statement or EHCP, receives DLA or the parent is a non-UK citizen who cannot claim benefits. To check eligibility please contact Sutton Family Information Service and either complete an online application form, email familyinfo@sutton.gov.uk or telephone 020 8770 6000.
Universal Entitlement (15 Hours for 3 and 4 year olds)
All 3 and 4 year olds become eligible for the universal entitlement of funded early education and childcare from the start of the term after their the 3rd birthday. There is no criteria attached, parents do not need to apply.
Our core offers for funded children:
9.00am - 3.00pm Monday to Friday - Core offer for the children eligible for the 30 hours
9.30am - 12.30pm Monday to Friday or up to 3 full days or variables of - Core offer for the children eligible for 15 hours
Additional hours:
Early Birds - 9am - 9.30am, or/and Late owls 2.30pm - 3pm for the additional cost of £5 per session or both for 25% off at £7.50.
Peckish Penguins from 12.30pm -1.30pm for the additional cost of £8.
For those children not eligible for the funding our fees are:
AM session £24
PM session is £18.