15 hours free - can someone ps explain timescale to me?

[MrBlondesFries]

Dc1 is 3 years old Nov 2014, when does the free 15 hours kick in?

Thank you.

January 2015. It is the term after their third birthday

It's the term after they are three, so Jan 2015 in your case.

Great, thank you, so I'd only need to pay for a couple months before it becomes free? That's three mornings a week free and will massively help.

Nurseries apply the 15 hours in different ways so you will need to speak to the setting your child attends to find out how it will work for you. For example, they may only offer it in 3 hour blocks.

Its only during term time as well.

Ah I see thank you, so out of term time I still need to supplement then?

Yep. Our nursery would let you either just do term time only, or pay the full fee for the holidays.

Check how many hours you can claim a day - ours was either 3 or 6 hours (so 1 or 2 sessions) but no inbetween. It'll depend on the setting

Still either way, it's bloody good and getting some free childcare for a few months!

You will get the funding for 5 terms as your dc will not start school until September 2016, so more than a few months!