Government Funding
We are pleased to inform you that we are registered with Hertfordshire County to provide government-funded childcare places for eligible children. Funding commences the term after your child meets the age threshold, offering either 15 or 30 hours per week for 38 weeks each year.
We are open 48 weeks per year and are registered with Hertfordshire County Council to offer 38 weeks of government funding for eligible children, starting the term after they reach the appropriate age. Please note that funding is not stretched across the full year. Therefore, private fees apply for the additional 10 weeks not covered by funding, these fees will be divided over the year, and you will be invoiced every half term. Funded spaces are limited and consist of 15 hours per week, to be used over 2 full days, or 30 hours per week, to be used over 3 full days. We encourage children to attend and make full use of their funded entitlement, as this consistency supports their development and well-being.
It is your responsibility to reconfirm your funding code within the required time frame. Failure to do so may result in loss of your child’s funded place, and you will be liable to pay the full private fees.
For full eligibility criteria to apply or reconfirm your funding code within the required time frame or you may loss it and a liable for all fees incurred.
For full eligibility criteria and to apply or reconfirm your code, please visit
https://www.beststartinlife.gov.uk/eligibility-checker
9 month Old Funding
If you’re a working parent with a child aged 9 months or older, you may be eligible for 30 hours of funded childcare per week for 38 weeks of the year. This initiative began in September 2025 and is part of the government’s plan to support families with young children.
To apply, you’ll need to create a childcare account on the GOV.UK website. Once approved, you’ll receive an 11-digit code to provide to your childcare provider. Eligibility criteria include being in work or starting a new job, and earning over a certain amount.
2 year Old Funding
If your child is 2 years old, there are funding options available to help with childcare costs.
Eligible 2-year-olds can receive up to 15 hours of funded childcare per week for 38 weeks of the year. To qualify, children must meet certain criteria, including those in care, receiving Disability Living Allowance, or coming from families receiving benefits such. as Universal Credit with a household income below £26,500 (outside London) or £34,500 (within London).
If you are a working parent with a child aged 2 years or older, you may be eligible for 30 hours of funded childcare per week for 38 weeks. To apply, you’ll need to create a childcare account on the GOV.UK website. Once approved, you’ll receive an 11-digit code to provide to your childcare provider. Eligibility criteria include being in work or starting a new job, and earning over a certain amount.
3 and 4 year Old Funding
If your child is 3 or 4 years old, there are government funding options available to help with childcare costs.
All 3 and 4-year-olds are entitled to up to 15 hours of funded childcare per week for 38 weeks of the year, starting the term after their third birthday. This entitlement is available to all families, regardless of income or employment status.
Additionally, eligible working parents can access 30 hours of funded childcare per week for 38 weeks of the year. To qualify, both parents (or the sole parent in a single- parent household) must be working and each earning at least the National Minimum Wage or Living Wage for 16 hours a week, but less than £100,000 per year.
Funding Schemes
Get 20% off with Tax Free Childcare
You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare. This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months if a child is disabled (up to £4,000 a year).
If you get Tax-Free Childcare, you’ll set up an online childcare account for your child.
You can get Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as 30 hours free childcare if you’re eligible for both
Get Up To 70% Of Your Early Education
and Care Costs Covered With Working Tax Credit
You can claim the childcare element of Working Tax Credit if you are a single parent and you are in work for at least 16 hours a week. This also applies if you are part of a couple and you are both in work for at least 16 hours.
Claim Back Up To 85%
Of The Cost Of Early Education and Care With Universal Credit
You can get the childcare element of universal credit if you are a single parent and you are in work or you are in a couple and you both work or one of you works and the other is unable to work because they are ill, a carer or absent from the household.
Family Centre Service
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