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Starting reception - when does 15hrs funding end?

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Gigglingsquids · 07/05/2024 13:50

DD is at a small private nursery and we’ve been advised that the standard 15hrs funding will stop at the start of July (DD due to start reception in sept). So on this basis everyone on the standard funding will have to pay full fees for July and August? Is this right / allowed? Funding has been split across the 51 week year, but even if it were across 38 weeks it should surely run to the end of school term time? Can’t find anything on the guidance websites about this concept of “periods” for the funding payments, has anyone come across this before?!

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Ohiwish12 · 07/05/2024 13:52

You should be able to claim 15 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year. Some settings will stretch it for you so works out about 11.17 hours per week for a 51 week year. They can only claim termly therefore it depends how they stretch it. I am surprised that they are saying it will end before of July regardless of August. We are funded for 13 weeks which takes us to end of July.

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