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All 3 and 4 year olds are entitled to part time, funded sessions through the Nursery Education Funding, provided by Staffordshire County Council and starting the term after your child’s 3rd birthday.
The grant is paid each term and covers up to a maximum of 15 hours per week during term time only. The sessions can be spread over several days, with a minimum of 2 hours and a maximum claim of 10 hours in any one day. The funding can also be split between 2 different settings ~ whether private or maintained.
For more information, either contact us or the Staffordshire County Council’s Family Information Service directly (telephone 0845 650 9876 or visit their website
We are able to offer Think 2 funded places for those children who are eligible for up to 11 hours per week all year round.
For more information, either contact us or the Staffordshire County Council’s Family Information Service directly (telephone 0845 650 9876) or visit their website.
In addition to the Nursery Education Funding, Child Tax Credit may be available to families who are earning below a certain threshold. 9 out of 10 families are eligible for this tax credit and it is paid in addition to Child Benefit. There is also a higher payment available for families with at least 1 child under 1 year old (the baby element) and for families with children that have a disability.
The Working Tax Credit provides extra help to those parents in lower paid work with dependent children, if they work at least 16 hours per week. The childcare element of the Working Tax Credit can pay up to 70% of the cost of registered childcare.
For more information on tax credits, contact the tax credit helpline on 0845 300 3900 or visit their website.
Since April 2005, parents have been able to save up to 2,000 per year by paying for childcare in vouchers which are provided by their employer.
You can pay up to 55 per week in childcare vouchers, which gives a saving on tax and NI contributions. These savings can be per person, so that both parents can pay for their Little Monsters childcare with vouchers.
In order to make this saving, your employer must pay part of your salary to you in childcare vouchers, which are redeemable against the cost of the childcare that you would normally pay for. This is known as a ‘salary sacrifice’ and the terms of your employer’s scheme must be approved by the Inland Revenue.
It is not as complicated as it seems! There are several companies who offer the voucher services, such as Busy Bees, Accor Services, All Save, Kids of Wilmslow, Kiddivouchers and You At Work, to name but a few.
The schemes can be accessed by any employer, regardless of size and the employer also benefits by saving money on the NI contributions they would have to pay on your salary too.
From April 2014 we are offering parents the opportunity to spread the funding over the full year. This means that, instead of claiming 15 hours per week over 38 weeks (term-time only), they can have 11 hours of funded education every week for 50 weeks of the year (excluding Xmas and bank holidays, when the nursery is closed).
For more information, contact your employer directly.
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