Ledbury Primary School
Determined to Succeed
Nursery Entitlement
NURSERY EDUCATION ENTITLEMENT
All 3 to 4-year-olds in England can get 570 hours of free early education or childcare per year. It’s usually taken as 15 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year. Working parents may be eligible for 30 hours nursery funding subject to criteria and for more information please contact the school office. Some 2-year-olds may also be eligible for funding. Please follow the below link to the Childcare Choices website for further details and to check your eligibility.
The date you can start claiming depends on your child’s birthday.
| Child’s birthday | When you can claim |
| 1 January to 31 March | The beginning of term on or after 1 April |
| 1 April to 31 August | The beginning of term on or after 1 September |
| 1 September to 31 December | The beginning of term on or after 1 January |
You do not have to use the full entitlement if you don't want to.
The 15 hours entitlement can be shared with another provider if you wish, but you cannot claim for more than 15 hours a week in total.
The entitlement stops once your child starts reception class in a state school
For any paper copies requests for any of the documents on the website free of charge, please contact the school office.