Childcare funding | Fledgling Explorers

Childcare funding simplified

Childcare funding can be a daunting and seemingly complicated thing to get your head around so here we have tried to simplify the info as much as possible to help you out and have included the links for you to follow to apply for your funding.

First thing to note is nobody gets free childcare you get funded hours 38 weeks of the year.

Here at Fledgling Explorers you can use your funding across our full day 7:45 am -5:45 pm term time only 38 weeks per year, our normal hourly fee of £7.50 per hour applies to all additional hours that are used over your entitlement and during school holidays. You can use tax free childcare in addition to your working parent entitlement saving you a further 20 % on any invoices.

Every working parent with a child aged 9 months old to 4 years who meets the eligibility criteria will be currently entitled 15 hours per week 38 weeks per year funded childcare. Some working parents of 2 year olds and 3 year olds will also be eligible for 30 hours funded childcare 38 weeks per year. Please note from September 25 the governments current plan is hopefully for all parents from 9 months to be entitled to the full 30 hours funding.

To be eligible you must be working, be the parent of the child with parental responsibility, the child mut live with you, You must have a national insurance number, Over the next 3 months you and your partner (if you have one) must each expect to earn at least:

£2,380 before tax if you’re aged 21 or over (equivalent to £183 per week)
£1,788 before tax if you’re aged 18 to 20 (equivalent to £137 per week)
£1,331 before tax if you’re under 18 or an apprentice (equivalent to £102 per week)

So its actually super easy to apply follow the link below check if you are eligible, follow the .govs step by step procedure to apply for your code, give us your code,name,address,child's name,child's date of birth and national insurance number, then just log back in every 3 months to reconfirm your code and that's it.

Please follow the link below to check if you are eligible and to apply for your funding code*Please note funding codes need to be kept valid by renewing them every 3 months*

https://www.gov.uk/get-free-childcare-if-youre-working

Separately in addition to the working parent entitlement you may also be entitled to tax free childcare where you can save a further £2,000 per year on childcare its again super easy you set up an account out money into it and pay any invoices you owe us through that account saving you around 20% - please note accounts must be set up and any payments paid this way must leave your account 7 working days before your invoices are due. Just follow the link to get set up

https://www.gov.uk/get-tax-free-childcare

Universal credit

If you are currently entitled to universal credit you may also be entitled to use your entitlement to universal credit to help you with child care costs. You may be able to claim back up to 85% of your childcare costs back through your universal credit claim. You do this directly with universal credit and not us the nursery.

You can use working parent entitlement government funding and claim back universal credit child care support yes you can! You cannot use the working tax childcare element of funding and universal credit no you cant!

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/universal-credit-childcare-costs

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