Funded Early Education - term time only
Children are entitled to up to 15 hours per week childcare for 38 weeks of the year (school term) from the term after their third birthday, as follows:
| Date of birth between | Start EYFE |
| 1 September - 31 December | Following January |
| 1 January - 31 March | Following April |
| 1 April - 31 August | Following September |
Funded Early Education term times 2024/2025
Autumn 5/9-25/10 & 04/11-18/12
Spring 7/1-14/2 & 24/2-04/04
Summer 22/4-23/5 & 2/6-22/7
Funded Early Education term times 2023/2024
Autumn 4/9-20/10 & 30/10-15/12
Spring 8/1-9/2 & 19/2/24-29/3
Summer 15/4-24/5 & 3/6/-19/7
| Session | Session Time | Hours per session |
| Full Day FEE | 8am - 6pm | 10 (1 session per week) |
| Full AM FEE | 8am - 1pm | 5 (up to 3 sessions per week) |
| Full PM FEE | 1pm - 6pm | 5 (up to 3 sessions per week) |
| 3 hour AM 3 year olds | 9am - 12pm | (up to 5 sessions per week) |
| 3 hour PM 3 year olds | 12pm - 3pm | (up to 5 sessions per week) |
The Expanded Offer
From April 2024, eligible working parents of 2 year olds can access 15 hours childcare support. By September 2025, most working families with children aged between 9 months and 5 years old will be entitled to 30 hours of childcare support.
The changes are being introduced gradually to make sure that providers can meet the needs of more families. this means that:
From September 2024
15 hours childcare support will be extended to eligible working parents of children from the age of 9 months to 3 years old.
From September 2025
Eligible working parents of children from 9 months to school age will be entitled to 30 hours of childcare a week.
Like the existing offer, depending on your provider, these hours can be used over 38 weeks of the year (during school term time), or up to 52 weeks if you use fewer hours than your total hours per week.
Information can be found at www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Paperwork
Before your child can attend funded sessions, we require a completed FEE registration form (available from the Day Nursery administration department) in addition to your child's birth certificate or passport. This registration form only needs to be completed once.
At the start of every term, we also need you to complete a 'Declaration of Attendance' form.
More Information
Surrey County Council Information - 30 hours free childcare for working parents
Surrey County Council Information - Funded early education for two year olds (FEET)
The following short film gives you a taste of what the children are gain from the experience of being at nursery.
