Nursery Funding

Laburnum Primary School Nursery offers funded nursery places for eligible children.

Depending on your child’s age and your circumstances, you may be able to receive:

• 15 hours of funded childcare for eligible 2-year-olds
• Additional funded hours for eligible 2-year-olds, where available
• 15 hours of funded childcare for eligible 3 and 4-year-olds
• Up to 30 hours of funded childcare for eligible working families with 3 and 4-year-olds

Funding for 2-year-olds

If you would like to use 15 hours of funded childcare for your 2-year-old, you will need an 11-digit funding code.

You must apply for your funding code and give it to our nursery team before we can arrange your funded hours.

You can apply for your code here.

If you do not have a code or are unsure how to apply, please speak to our nursery team. We will be happy to help.

Using your funded hours

Funded places depend on:

• your child being eligible for the funding
• places and sessions being available
• the number of children and staff in the nursery

We will always try to offer sessions that meet your needs, but your preferred days and times may not always be available.

If you would like your child to attend for more hours than their funded entitlement, you can pay for additional sessions, subject to availability. These will be charged at our standard nursery rate.

All children receive the same high-quality nursery provision, whether they attend for funded hours, paid hours or a combination of both.

What parents and carers need to do

Parents and carers are responsible for providing their funding code and any other information we need by the required deadline.

You will also need to complete and sign a Parent Declaration Form each term.

We cannot process your funded hours until we have received all the required information and forms. If we do not receive these in time, your funding may be delayed or temporarily suspended, and you may need to pay for any additional sessions your child attends.

Funded hours cannot be exchanged for cash or transferred to another child.

Daily Session Times

Morning Session: 8.45am – 11.45am

Lunch Time (optional): 11.45am – 12.15 pm

Afternoon Session: 12.15pm – 3.15pm

30-hour Funding – A code must be provided to the office every term, if you are applicable for 30-hour funding.  A funding declaration form will be issued termly.

2-year-old: £6.50 per hour

3/4- year-old: £6.00 per hour