Every 3 and 4 year-old is entitled to receive universal free early years education, this is for 15 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year – a total of 570 hours per year.

For more information on free early years education please visit 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-funding-2022-to-2023

Eligible, working parents are entitled to an additional 15  hours of free childcare a week to make a total of 30 hours. This extended entitlement is for 38 weeks of the year making a total of 1,140 hours per year.

If your child attends more than one setting your entitlement can been shared between the settings.

Any additional hours outside of a child’s Universal or Extended Entitlement will be charged for at £6.00 per hour.

From 1 January, 1 April or 1 September following your child's 3rd birthday.

Please go to the Childcare Choices website to check your eligibility.  

https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

We are registered to provide places for funded 2 year-olds also. If you are a family, living in England and receiving some forms of support, you may be entitled to 15 hours free childcare per week for your 2 year-olds for 38 weeks of the year – a total of 570 hours  per year.

When might my child be eligible for 2 year-old funding?

From 1 January, 1 April or 1 September following your child's 2nd birthday.

Please go to the Childcare Choices website to check your eligibility.  

https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

Dungaroos Pre-School Ltd is happy to accept payment of fees through  Childcare Vouchers, or the Governments new Tax Free Childcare  Scheme.

Some parents may already be signed-up to a Childcare Voucher Scheme, probably through their employer.

If not, please go to  the Childcare Choices website for more information about Tax Free  Childcare. 

https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) is additional funding for early years pre-school settings to improve the education they provide for disadvantaged 3- and 4 year-olds including, but not restricted to, those adopted from care.

The funding goes directly to registered early years providers (including pre-schools, nurseries and childminders) that offer children the free early education entitlement.

Funding equates to £302 per child per year (pro-rata for children who access less than the full free early years entitlement) and early years providers can choose how they use the money to improve the quality of provision they offer.

For instance, they could:

• Pool the Early Years Pupil Premium to purchase shared services such as an Early Years Graduate or Speech and Language Therapist
• Provide additional training for staff
• Enhance speech and language development initiatives

Early Years Pupil Premium can be claimed by the early education provider if a child at their setting is accessing free early education and the child is:

• aged 3 or 4 (but not 4 year-olds in reception class at school)
• living in England

has left care under an adoption order or a special guardianship order or a residence order/child arrangements order

or

the child’s parent or carer is in receipt of a qualifying benefit

We use the funding we receive from Early Years Pupil Premium to subsidise a range of activities at Dungaroos.  

The intervention includes Universal – supporting the whole group, 

Targeted – supporting specific groups of children

Individual – targeting one-to-one specific needs

You will be asked to complete a confidential declaration form as part of your application for Universal free early years education when your child is 3 years old and again when they are 4 years old.

You can inform us of any change in your circumstances at any time and ask us to check EYPP eligibility during your child’s attendance year.

The funding follows the child, so should you move childcare provider, the funding will follow your child.

When your child starts school, your school may also ask you to share information relating to EYPP so they can claim Pupil Premium.

The government have published the EYPP guide for local authorities with full details on funding and how it is distributed.