Funding

Delivery of Early Years Funding

At Vineyard Organic Day Nursery, we offer funded places to eligible 9 months-4 years old children subject to availability.
We spread 38 weeks funded hours over 51 weeks:

15 Hours Funding over 51 weeks: 11 hours and 15 minutes per week

30 Hours Funding over 51 weeks: 22 hours and 30 minutes per week

 In line with government requirements these hours are offered in blocks over set days as outlined below. Parents are not charged for any extras during these hours.

Fully Funded offer: 3 hrs 45 mins (15 hours funding) 7 hrs and 30 mins (30 Hours Funding) over 3 days:

  1. Where any EYFE funding (Universal 15 Hours or Extended 30 Hours) is not received by the Nursery (in whole or in part), or the application rejected by the local authority for whatever reason, Parents are responsible for paying all amounts due to the Nursery.
  2. Where a child starts at the nursery in the Summer Term (i.e April-July), the funding will be divided to include the summer school holidays.
  3. Where a funded place is agreed to commence midway through a term and funding has been allocated and paid to another provider prior, it is the Parents’ responsibility to obtain a ‘Notification of Change’ form from the previous provider so that funding can be applied to their child’s nursery fees for the remainder of the term at Vineyard Organic Day Nursery . In the absence of this arrangement it will be the parents’ responsibility to pay to pay the requisite full fees.
  4. Where a place is terminated, depending on the time of year of the end of that Notice Period, adjustments are made by the accountant for over or under-allocation of funding due to the Spread Calculation.
  5. We permit splitting of EYFE Hours between the Nursery and other providers, at the discretion and specific prior approval of the Head Teacher.
  6. Where a child leaves Nursery midway through a term, funding will be adjusted depending on the time of the year. The Nursery will continue to claim funding to the end of the Notice Period, whereupon adjustments will be made and a ‘Notification of Change’ form will be given to parents to be shared with their child’s new nursery.
  7. Where a child starts nursery mid-term, the nursery will allocate the received funding amount to the remaining months of that term.
  8. All funded places are subject to availability and at the discretion of the Head Teacher.

At Vineyard Organic Day Nursery provided there is availability we offer funded places for 9 months-4 years old children. Government funding only covers the cost of the provision and the delivery the Early Years Foundation Stage during the funded hours and not the cost of essentials required for your child’s safe and healthy development in the stimulating environment we provide where children have amazing opportunities to learn and explore.

At this nursery we do not charge parents for food or any extras during the funded hours.

Universal Funding

All 3 and 4-year-old children of qualifying age are entitled to a Universal Entitlement place of up to 15 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year during term time, regardless of their family circumstances, income level or whether they are working. Children become eligible for a funded place from the first school term after their third birthday and remain eligible up until the term after their fifth birthday or when they start a school Reception Class place, whichever is the sooner.

Extended Free Entitlement Funding (FE

Provided they are eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year old children can claim 15 hours Extended Free Entitlement funding in addition to 15 hours Universal Funding, bringing the total to 30 Hours funding.

Working Parents Entitlement(WPE)

9 months-3 years old children become eligible to receive a total of 30 hours funding from the start of the next full term after turning 9 months old or following their second or third birthdays. For example, a child born between:

  • 1st January and 31st March will be eligible for the Free Entitlement from the 1st April.
  • 1st April and 31st August will be eligible for the Free Entitlement from the 1st September.
  • 1st September and 31st December will be eligible for the Free Entitlement from the 1st January.

In order to claim Funding Entitlement:

  • Both parents are working (or the sole parent is working in a single-parent family). This includes parents who are employed and self-employed.
  • Each parent earns a weekly minimum equivalent to 16 hours at national minimum wage, and less than £100,000 per year.