Ok so Dp and me are being rather thick. Can anyone help us with the subject of early years grants?

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DS is now in his first term after his third birthday. He currently attends for two sessions a week, 8 hrs at a cost of approx £140 pcm. Am I right in saying that as the grant is applied pro rata we can expect to roughly half this cost, and not be lucky enough to have no nursery bill? TIA!!

Yes it is pro-rata.

Thank you. Dp is not understanding the whole 'pro rata' thing and I needed someone else to say yes to me to prove it!

ok I am confused. Our nursery says that for 12.5 hrs a week that would equate to 120 pcm return. The hrs are paid for 38 weeks of the year, which should therefore equate to 73% of the costs covered. But this equation of 120 only covers about 55% of the costs. What am I working out wrong?!!

it is term time only I am guessing

Do they average it out over 52 weeks, rather than 38 at one cost and 14 at another ? The maximum to claim per am or pm session is 2 1/2 hours so you may be having to make up the rest at full cost.

Ah lizs you may have got it! The only info we were given was that only 5 hrs max may be taken in one day, nothing about shorter sessions. I reckon you are right.

Yes each session qualifies for a 2.5 hr payment, even if the session is longer.