Guidance
on the Free Nursery Entitlement for 3 and 4 Year Old Children
From
the beginning of the new term after a child's third birthday,
15 hours per week of nursery provision is available free
of charge, for 38 weeks of the year.
Parents/carers
will be able to use up to 15 hours per week free of charge
but may choose to use the nursery for more hours, subject
to availability of places - standard nursery fees apply
for additional hours.
Please
note that the full entitlement to Early Years funding will
not equate to the cost of a full time place at nursery but
will cover 15 hours per week.
This
15 hours may be taken as 3 x half day sessions (of 5 hours
each) or as 5 x three hour sessions, subject to availability.
Please
note that in order to benefit from 15 hours of funded time,
children must attend the nursery for a minimum of 3 different
days per week.
Children
who attend only one day each week may use two five-hour-sessions
(ie two half days), to achieve the maximum daily total of
10 hours. Free Early Years Entitlement may be used at two
different childcare settings, but must not exceed a total
of 15 hours each week.
Nursery
Managers or Team Leaders will establish the intentions for
each family claiming Free Early Years Entitlement in a York
Childcare nursery, prior to the start of each term.
Parents/carers
will be asked to confirm the agreed attendance pattern at
nursery and to sign a contract by a given date.
Additionally,
at the start of the new term, each parent/carer will need
to complete a Declaration Form provided by the City of York
Council . Once completed, these forms are returned to the
Council who have a responsibility to ensure that no child
is claiming more than 15 hours a week in total.
Payment
towards the costs of the free place is made by the City
of York Council directly to York Childcare Ltd in 2 instalments,
one at the beginning of each term and one at the end of
the term.
Monthly
invoices show which sessions are Free of Charge (FOC) and
which are charged for. If you want your child to attend
nursery ONLY for the free sessions, on a term time only
basis, please ensure that you tell your Nursery Manager
or Team Leader.
For
precise details of which 38 weeks are term-time and which
12 are non-term-time, please see the Calendar. Please note that our calendar dates will not be the same as at your local primary school!
For
further guidance please arrange to see your Team Leader
or Nursery Manager.
Term
Time Dates for 2011 2012:
Winter
Term: Monday 5th September - Friday 21st October 2011
Monday 31st October - Friday 23rd December 2011
Spring
Term: Monday 9th January - Friday 10th February 2012
Monday 20th February - Friday
30th March 2012
Summer Term: Monday 16th April - Friday 4th May 2012
Monday 14th May - Friday 1st June 2012
Monday 11th June - Friday 20th July 2012
Winter Term: Monday 10th September - Friday 19th October 2012
Monday 29th October - Friday 21st December 2012
The City of York Council have developed a leaflet which provides information about 3 and 4 year old funding which you can find via the following link:
http://www.yor-ok.org.uk/Downloads/NEF/Early%20Years%20Entitlement%20June%202010.pdf
Updated 29/11/2011
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