Opening hours: Monday - Friday 08:00 - 18:00
Funding: Explained
New funding measures coming in April 2024!
New 9 month funding to start in September 2024!
Children Over 2
From April 2024, working families with children over the age of 2 will be entitled to 15 hours of free childcare over the 38 weeks of the school year, totally 570 hours per year. This is split and allocated over the 51 weeks we are open throughout the year. As a parent, you will need to obtain a code from the government, they recommend doing this before March 2024. Without this code, we are unable to offer the funding to you.
Children over 3
30 hours weekly funded (free childcare) is available to parents that are both working at least 16 hours per week, or one parent in a single parent household (providing income is below £100,000)
September 2025 this funding scheme will be available to all children from the term after they turn 9 months old.
You will then use the funded term time hours and spread them across the 51 weeks of the year that we are open, leaving 22 hours each week.
Funded hours start after their third birthday, so if your child is 3 in June, they will be entitled to free hours in the September after.
Children over 9 months
Eligible working families with children over the age of 9 months on or before the 31st of August 2024 can access 15 hours of government funded childcare from September 2024.
Families are advised to apply for their funding code between the 15th June and 31st of July to avoid disappointment.
You can reserve a place with us in the meantime.
3-5 year olds
All children over the age of 3 are entitled to 15 hours a week funding (term time ) this is regardless of your employment status. This is also known as universal funding.
These hours would be split over the 51 weeks we are open.
Our nursery manager will be able to answer any questions you may have regarding funding as we understand its complicated to navigate.
Tax Free Childcare
There is a childcare eligibility calculator on childcare choices website.
If eligible you will receive an 11 digit code, which must be given to us, along with your national insurance number and date of birth.
Then you will start paying money into your childcare account, the government will add your top up automatically, you can use this money when it shows as available. You will then need to pay us (your childcare provider)
For every £8 you pay in, the government will automatically add £2.
Funding at Clarendon Cubs
If your application is successful via the government application, you will receive a code that you can give to us, along with your national insurance number and child's date of birth. We can then go ahead and set up your funded childcare hours for you.
We can offer this funding for 51 weeks of the year so all hours will be shared over those weeks.
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