Funding
15 hours per week funded entitlement is available for eligible two-year-olds. The funding will not start until the term after a child’s second birthday.
All 3 and 4-year-olds are entitled to up to 15 hours of funded childcare hours. This funding starts the term after the child’s third birthday. In certain circumstances families may be entitled to the extended 30 hours of free childcare.
Special educational needs inclusion funding - This is funding that a nursery can apply for, for a child with complex and severe difficulties. The child will be known either to the Portage service or to the specialist teacher service.
Education health and care needs assessments - this is an assessment that the local authority may undertake of a child’s special educational needs where special educational provision may be needed above and beyond that which a mainstream early years setting can provide. The early years provider will need to show that they have used their best endeavours to support the child’s learning and development.