Fees

Free Entitlement for all 3 – 4 year olds

Types of Early Years Funding

Supported Two-year-old funding

A child will be entitled to 570 funded hours a year from the term after both the child has attained the age of two and the child or parent meets the eligibility criteria.

Where a child is in receipt of Supported Two-year-old funding they will continue to receive their funded place until the point when the child becomes eligible for the Universal Funding, even if the child or parent ceases to meet the eligibility criteria during this time.

Only one type of Two-year-old funding can be claimed at a time.

Universal Three- and- Four-year-old Funding

All three- and four-year-olds are entitled to 570 funded childcare hours a year. Regulation requires us to validate a child’s age. Parents will need to provide evidence of a child’s birth date (normally a passport or birth certificate) and copies will be taken and retained as evidence of compliance.

 

Extended 3 and 4 year funding

In addition to the universal funding, working families who qualify for an additional 570 hours of funding pr yar for children the term after their 3rd birthday. To qualify for the extended funding, the eligibility criteria, set by the government, has to be met.

Parents must apply for a positive determination of eligibility from HMRC via Childcare Service Account i.e. a valid eligibility code. This eligibility code must be provided to us before the Early Years Funding can be claimed. The parent is responsible for re-validating the eligibility code every three months when reminded by HMRC. Failure to do so may result in the Working Families Funding being withdrawn.

 

 

Working Families Funding

Working Families Funding is for qualifying working parents with a child aged 9 months up to the age of 3 years. A child will be entitled to 570 funded hours a year from the term after they have attained the relevant age and the eligibility criteria, set by the government, has been met.

Parents must apply for a positive determination of eligibility from HMRC via Childcare Service Account i.e. a valid eligibility code. This eligibility code must be provided to us before the Early Years Funding can be claimed. The parent is responsible for re-validating the eligibility code every three months when reminded by HMRC. Failure to do so may result in the Working Families Funding being withdrawn. From September 2025, qualifying parents will be entitled to an additional 570 hours per year.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like more information on the Free Entitlement.

 

You can download our Fees here.

Funding for Discretionary Places

We also accept children who have funding in place through this. Further information can be found on the website of Northamptonshire County Council (www.northamptonshire.gov.uk).

In order to qualify for the funding at Clarecroft, the child must be registered with us. We will also need to see the child’s birth certificate and proof of address.