Funded hours if child starts nursery mid term?

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Does anyone know if you can get funded hours straight away if your child starts private nursery half way through a term?

My 2nd baby will be born late Nov so will be 9 months before the Sept term starts. I want them to start nursery at exactly 12 months which is half way through the term (late Nov). Do I still get the funded hours straight away? It’s a private nursery that splits the funding over 51 weeks if it makes any difference (term dates are only relevant for the funding aspect as the nursery doesn’t operate on terms).

When do you return to work? Needs to be by 30th September to be eligible for the Autumn term.

Probably not, depends if the LA allows mid-term starters and if the nursery are prepared to do it. Will you have your code by 31st August?

The funding starts at the beginning of each term. So if your child starts nursery in November the funding would start in January. (Other term dates would be after the Easter holidays, and then after the summer holidays). And you need to apply for it the term before.

Have a look at the government website for childcare hours, it explains it all and how/when to apply.

Thanks for the info! I will return to work at the same time (late Nov) although I am thinking of officially going back a month early and using accrued annual leave for the first month. I don’t think I’ll have 2 months of annual leave though to officially go back by 30 Sept.

Ask to start them just a day a week from September as part of settling? No idea if that would work.