Frittenden Pre-school can offer Early Years Education Funded places.
Please see the information below or take a look at the link to see which type of funding your child might be entitled to. From April 2024, there are some new Government changes to childcare support.
Please see below.
Upcoming changes to childcare support | Childcare choices
Currently, all 3 and 4 year olds are entitled to 15 hours of funded education per week from the term after their 3rd birthday. This funding covers the 38 weeks of the school year.
30 Hours funded education after April 2024 will be available for eligible 3 and 4 year olds but the new Working Parent Entitlement allows for some 2 year olds to receive 15 funded hours per week, if eligible. For information on this please click the link below for information on availability/eligibility.
Apply for free childcare if you’re working – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Free for 2 Funding– This scheme is available to eligible children. Please click on the link above for more information and details on how to apply.
All eligible children accessing their Free Early Education place at Frittenden Preschool will not be charged unless they take over and above their allocated 15 hours. For children taking the 30 Hours Funding we can offer 28 funded hours in total in one week.
*Please note- the committee reserve the right to limit the number of funded places available at any one time*
Voluntary Contributions
Frittenden Preschool committee ask for a voluntary contribution of 50p per 3 hour session. This goes towards providing a range of healthy snack items. This payment is added to the invoice which ALL parents will receive showing hours attended and details of funding (if used). Please feel free to contribute more if you would like.
As a parent-led committee charity preschool, all our resources are purchased with money raised through fundraising and parental fees, we rely on the kindness of our parents, and our local community to fundraise for us to buy these important resources for the children.
Please note that ALL children will receive access to healthy snacks, resources and activities regardless of whether parents have paid the voluntary contribution, or have taken part in fundraising.
Fees
Our fees are currently £6.50 per hour. This cost is charged to children before they reach funding age, to those who are accessing hours over their entitlement or who have taken their 15 hours funding elsewhere. Please note there will be a fee increase from September 2024 to £7.00 per hour.
Frittenden Pre-school is registered with and can take payment in the form of vouchers from:
www.computersharevoucherservices.com
www.kiddivouchers.com
www.edenred.co.uk
We are also registered with Tax Free Childcare.
To check eligibility and to apply or get more information visit www.kent.gov.uk/education