I like to think I have a brain cell or two but nursery funding eligibility is very much confusing me and I need to confirm nursery place/days soon.
DS born November 2023
Will be 9 months August 2024
Both me and DH earn under £100k
So I believe we are eligible for 15 funded hours from September 2024 i.e term after DS turns 9 months
And then we will be eligible for 30 funded hours from September 2025 as the scheme for 1 year olds doesn't start until then.
Anyone who knows more about this than me thinks this looks correct?
(And we also want to begin thinking about baby number 2 and how budgets would look - I'm thinking any baby born and subsequently turning 9 months before Dec 2025 would qualify for 30 funded hours Jan 2026?)
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Nursery64 · 21/03/2024 05:40
violetcuriosity · 21/03/2024 07:21
Just to give you some hope OP- my daughter is 13 months, we've just had our confirmation from nursery that we will be doing the 15 free hours with no 'top ups' needed. If you use the hours all year round it works out as 11 hours a week. As we only use nursery 2 days a week, the 11 hours will cover a whole day, reducing our childcare costs by 50%. This will be a huge saving for us.
Do anyone know, can you use the tax free childcare for the hours not covered by the funding? I can't remember from my older DD.
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