30 hrs when child is 9 months old

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Sooo

Currently preg

Baby due mid march
But likely to be born by c sec in feb

So - how does it all work. .

If we chose to put our little one into nursery jan 2027 ..
Part time..

Do the 30 hrs mean they work out at 22 ish hours if all year round - so we would get the ' free - hours - & pay for 1 day a week ?

Id be getting stat maternity allowance. . Next year - from 39 weeks
( stat )
Then i may have 3 / 4 months caring 4 baby
Before they start nursery part time. .

If i also plan to start part time work ( new job )
Jan 2027

Then does the fact ive had baby / got stat maternity allowance - mean i qualify for free hours - even though id be starting part time - 3 day week new job jan 2027 ?

Partner works fulltime / 5 days a week

Many thanks for any help

For* 39weeks not from

Typo above
( stat maternity allowance )

As long as you're both earning at least £196/week then you'll get 30 hours funding from January 2027. How that is offered will depend on the individual setting so that is something you need to ask when looking around.

Different nurseries have different T & Cs. They are not legally allowed to charge a "top up" but most decent nurseries can't run on the funding provided so you can expect to pay around £25 a day or more for "food and nappies". Many will also have other rules, like for example my DD's nursery would only accept 10 hrs funding per day, but the nursery day was 11 hours and you couldn't book for less than that, so you had to pay around £5 for the extra hour.

It's not actually free.

Thanks folks

And if a parent wanted to stay at home
Til little one was say 15 months old or 18 months old

Can they use the funding in the future

Or

Is it when they are 9 months old
Or then not til they are a set age like 2 or3

Whenever you like. As long as you will meet the income requirements. You can only start at the beginning of each term though. So September, January and after Easter.

Thank you

Don't forget to get the working family funding BOTH parents need to be in paid employment earning a minimum of £196 per week