Funding

The are 2 types of 2 year funding , working families and eligible 2 year old

Working family 2 Year old funding (From September 2025)

Some working families will be eligible for 1150 hours per academic year from the term after their 2^nd birthday.

Parents will need to apply for the 2 year funding, you can do so on the following link: (you will need to apply before the start of the term.) If your child is eligible, you will receive an 11 digit code from HMRC which you will need to renew every 3 months to remain eligible for the 2 year funding throughout the year.

https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-childcare-if-youre-working

Eligible 2 year olds Funding

Some children who parents are on low incomes might be eligible for 570 hours per academic year from the term after their second birthday. Parents must apply online for a place with Bristol City Council www.bristol.gov.uk/freeplacefortwos or BANES  Council https://parent.bathnes.gov.uk/web/portal/pages/home/earlyyears and be checked for eligibility before a free place can be offered.

Eligible 2 Year Funding Delivery
As a setting that is open all year round (AYR), we deliver the 570 hours as 11 hours of Free Entitlement per week over 52 weeks of the year. A full Nursery academic year (1^stSeptember – 31^stAugust) will be:

• 11 hours per week for 52 weeks of the year (570 hours maximum).

2 Year Working Family

As a setting that is open all year round (AYR), we deliver the 1140 hours as 22 hours of Free Entitlement per week over 52 weeks of the year. A full Nursery academic year (1^stSeptember – 31^st August) will be:

• 22 hours per week for 52 weeks of the year. (Maximum of 1140 hours total)

There are 2 types of 3 & 4 year funding available:

Over 3 year old (universal funding)

All children are entitled to 570 hours per academic year from the term after their 3^rd birthday

Over 3 year old (extended funding)

Working families are entitled to 1140 hours per academic year from the term after their 3^rd birthday.

Some working families may be entitled to the extended funding commonly known as “30 hours free childcare”, which is actually 1140 funded hours per year, from the term after their child’s third birthday.

As a setting that is open all year round (AYR), we deliver the 1140 hours as 22 hours of Free Entitlement per week over 52 weeks of the year. A full Nursery academic year (1^stSeptember – 31^stAugust) will be:

• 22 hours per week for 52 weeks of the year. (1140 hours maximum)

If you would like to apply for the extended funding you co do so on the following link. You will need to apply after your child is 3 years old and before the start of the term before their funding starts. Once applied you will received an 11 digit code from HMRC which you will need to renew every 3 months.

https://childcare-support.tax.service.gov.uk/par/app/applynow

Funding Delivery:

Eligible 2 Year and Universal Over 3 year Funding Delivery

As a setting that is open all year round (AYR), we deliver the 570 hours as 11 hours of Free Entitlement per week over 52 weeks of the year. A full Nursery academic year (1^st September – 31^st August) will be:

• 11 hours per week for 52 weeks of the year. (570 hours total)

Working family funding (under 3’s and extended over 3’s funding)

Some working families may be entitled to the extended funding commonly known as “30 hours childcare”, which is actually 1140 funded hours per year, from the term after their child’s third birthday.

Working family Funding Delivery

As a setting that is open all year round (AYR), we deliver the 1140 hours as 22 hours of Free Entitlement per week over 52 weeks of the year. A full Nursery academic year (1^st September – 31^st August) will be:

• 22 hours per week for 52 weeks of the year. (1140 hours total)

Working families will need to apply for the 9 months – 2 year funding and the extended 3 & 4 year funding. You can do so on the following link: (you will need to apply before of the start of term they become eligible in.) Once applied you will receive an 11 digit code from HMRC which you will need to renew every 3 months to remain eligible for the funding throughout the year.

https://childcare-support.tax.service.gov.uk/par/app/applynow

Funding Delivery continued

We have two ways in which you can use your funding with us at Orchard Lea:

• • Fully Flexible Funded place – a weekly enhanced provision charge of up to £42.90. 

  You can utilise your child’s funded hours as you wish across all or part of their sessions they attend. Any funded hours are subject to an enhanced provision charge of up to £42.90 per week. If children attend during lunch (12:30 – 13:30) there will be a separate meal charge of £3.50 for lunch.  If children claim funding after 17:30pm there will be a separate meal charge of £3.30 for tea.

• • A free Place

  For parents who chose to opt out of enhanced provision charges, and are unwilling to support the nursery by contributing (and do not qualify for EYPP or eligible 2 year funding) we offer free sessions every afternoon between the hours of (13:30 – 17:30). Parents will be required to provide their only nappies, wipes, suncream, snacks and the children will not take part in any extracurricular activities or trips. Any hours purchased outside of these free hours, (inline with our regular session structure), will be charged at £10 per hour.

Costs

Fully Flexible Funded place Costs:

If you are utilising 22 hours per week funding with us, you will be charged £42.90 per week plus any meals (£3.50 for lunch, £3.30 for tea)

For hours over the 22 funded the regular session costs will apply.

Part funded sessions:

Where a session is not fully funded and only a proportion of the hours are covered by the funding. The regular cost of the session will be broken down into an hourly rate. You will be charged the an hourly enhanced provision charge of £1.95 per hour. Then any unfunded hours will be charged at the hourly rate for that session. E.G

4 hours am session regular cost is £32.00 without utilising any funded hours. If 3 out of the 4 hours are funded, you will be charged 3x £1.95 hourly enhanced provision charge. Plus £8 for the remaining unfunded hour. £13.85 total.

Enhanced provision Charges

If your child is claiming funded hours as part of a flexible funded place, there will be a weekly enhanced provision charge of up to £42.90. This is due to the rate we receive from the local Authority, which is only intended to cover the fixed costs involved with providing basic care (not to mention the level of underfunding). The charge covers items such as (but not limited to) Nappies, wipes, snacks, drinks, suncream, forest school contributions, mini bus running costs, seasonal arts & craft resources (Easter, Christmas, Mother & Father days), brought in extracurricular activities (Diddi dance & press pause yoga), all trips (excluding admission charges).  Maintaining a 1:4 staff: child ratio within our 2 year old (Butterfly group).

More details on enhanced provision charges can be found on our website: orchardleachildcare.co.uk/enhancedprovision

Enhanced provision Charges

If your child is claiming funded hours as part of a flexible funded place, there will be a weekly enhanced provision charge of up to £42.90. This is due to the rate we receive from the local Authority, which is only intended to cover the fixed costs involved with providing basic care (not to mention the level of underfunding). The charge covers items such as (but not limited to) Nappies, wipes, snacks, drinks, suncream, forest school contributions, mini bus running costs, seasonal arts & craft resources (Easter, Christmas, Mother & Father days), brought in extracurricular activities (Diddi dance & press pause yoga), all trips (excluding admission charges).  Maintaining a 1:4 staff: child ratio within our 2 year old (Butterfly group).

More details on enhanced provision charges can be found on our website: orchardleachildcare.co.uk/enhancedprovision

These charges will be broken down into the following categories on invoices:

• Food consumables: £7.00 per week
• Non-food consumables: £11.50 per week
• Trips and extracurricular activities: £10.00 per week
• Enhanced staffing ratios: £14.40 per week

For parents who chose to opt out of enhanced provision charges, and are unwilling to support the nursery by contributing (and do not qualify for EYPP or eligible 2 year funding) we offer free sessions every afternoon between the hours of (13:30 – 17:30). Parents will be required to provide their only nappies, wipes, suncream, snacks and the children will not take part in any extracurricular activities or trips. Parents may also purchase additional sessions outside this window at our standard session rates.