{"id":3066,"date":"2017-09-27T20:17:23","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T20:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/longeaton.littleplumsdaynursery.co.uk\/?p=3066"},"modified":"2018-10-17T21:49:45","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T21:49:45","slug":"30-hours-free-childcare-for-3-and-4-year-olds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/longeaton.littleplumsdaynursery.co.uk\/?p=3066","title":{"rendered":"30 hours free childcare for 3 and 4 year olds"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">30 hours free childcare for three and four year olds<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3068 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/longeaton.littleplumsdaynursery.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2017\/09\/free-childcare-web-banner-v2-300x66.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"383\" height=\"84\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"excerpt\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All parents and carers who have children aged three and four are\u00a0<a title=\"Free childcare places three four year olds\" href=\"https:\/\/longeaton.littleplumsdaynursery.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2017\/09\/15-hours-free-childcare-for-three-four-year-olds\">currently entitled to 15 hours a week free childcare<\/a>. For working parents, this is being doubled to 30 hours free a week.<\/p>\n<p>To be eligible for the increased free hours, you must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>earn at least \u00a3120 a week<\/li>\n<li>each parent must not earn \u00a3100,000 or more a year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"news-body\">\n<p>People could still be eligible if they or their partner is on maternity, paternity or adoption leave, are unable to work if they have a disability or caring responsibilities. Single parents can also apply.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Childcare Choices\" href=\"https:\/\/longeaton.littleplumsdaynursery.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2017\/09\/www.childcarechoices.gov.uk\">find out more and apply via the Childcare Choices website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Successful applicants will then receive a code which they then take to their chosen childcare provider as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Parents and carers need to apply to the Government before the end of August in order to find out if they are eligible in order to secure a childcare place from September.<\/p>\n<p>Free childcare places are available at a range of early years settings including nursery schools, day nurseries, pre-schools and childminders.<\/p>\n<h4>Not eligible?<\/h4>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t meet the criteria for extended free childcare, all three and four-year-olds are still entitled to 15 hours of free education at a range of childcare providers for 38 weeks of the year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Free childcare places three four year olds\" href=\"https:\/\/longeaton.littleplumsdaynursery.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2017\/09\/15-hours-free-childcare-for-three-four-year-olds\">find out more.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Our team will support and help answer any questions that you have in relation to applying for free funded hours.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore if your current nursery is not able to offer the hours you want, asking you to pay extra, give us a call. 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