Working families who meet the eligibility criteria can claim up to 15 or 30 hours of childcare per week.

• From September 2024, eligible working parents of children aged nine months up to three-years-old can access 15 hours funded early education and childcare (for 38 weeks of the year) from the term following their child turning nine months.
• Eligible working parents of children aged three to four years can access 30 hours funded early education and childcare (for 38 weeks of the year) from the term following their child turning three years old.
• From September 2025, eligible working parents of children aged nine months and above will be able to access 30 hours funded early education and childcare (for 38 weeks a year) from the term following their child turning nine months.

All three and four year olds are entitled to up to 15 hours of funded early education and childcare a week for up to 38 weeks a year.  Children become eligible to receive the funding from the start of the funded period following their third birthday.

We able to accept 30 hours of Nursery Education Funding once your child is in receipt of their 3 year old funding. For eligibility criteria, please click on 'learn more'  to check if you are eligible for this. Parents are responsible for renewing their eligibility code every 3 months as instructed by HMRC. 

How can my funding be used at Footprints

You can use your funded hours to cover any combination of hours, according to our availability and session times.  Any hours attended over your funded hours, food or extra-curricular activities will be invoiced.  We will provide you with a termly funding statement each term.

We do not charge for consumables but instead ask parents to bring in a piece of fruit for each session their child attends and donate a packet of wipes/tissues each ½ term.

Please contact us if your work offer childcare vouchers to see if we can accept them.

We are registered to accept payments through Tax Free Childcare. Please just notify us of your reference before making your first payment so we know which child to allocate the payment to.

The Early years Pupil Premium is designed to narrow the attainment gap between young children from low income families and their peers by improving the facilities, equipment and learning experiences to benefit the growth and development of eligible children.

Funding Forms