​EEF Funding

 

The Government provides early education funding (EEF) so that your child can attend up to 30 hours of early years education per week for up to 38 weeks a year at pre-school from the “calendar block” after their third birthday.

 
Calendar blocks

 
1 January – 31 March - children having their 3rd birthday between these dates can claim from the Summer funding block (after the Easter holiday)

1 April – 31 August - children having their 3rd birthday between these dates can claim from the Autumn funding block (after the Summer holiday)

1 September – 31 December - children having their 3rd birthday between these dates can claim from the Spring funding block (after the Christmas holiday)

 

Buckinghamshire County Council

Tel: 0845 6884944

Email: eydcp@buckscc.gov.uk

Website: www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/early_years/code_of_practice_ffe.page Free Entitlement - Funding for 2, 3 & 4 years olds:

https://extranet.buckscc.gov.uk/early-years/early-education-funding-(eef)/

 

 

 

Free Entitilement for 2 Year Olds

 

Sunny Days Pre-School is one of the few providers in the country that are

eligble to claim for 2 year old funds because we were awarded 'GOOD' from

OFSTED. From September 2013 free childcare has been available for eligible

two year olds. 

Under current regulations only children whose parents/guardians are in

receipt of any of the following are entitled to 2 year old funding:

• Income Support

• Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance

• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

• The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit

• Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) that does not exceed £16,190

• Working Tax Credit 'run-on' - the payment someone may receive for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

 

Children could also be eligible under the following criteria:

 

• Families receiving Working Tax Credit and have annual gross earnings of no more than £16,190 a year

• Children receiving a current statement of SEN or an education, health and care plan

• Children attracting Disability Living Allowance

• Children looked after by the Local Authority

• Children leaving care through special guardianship or through an adoption or residence order.

 

 

 

 

Fees

 

2 year old children that do not qualify for funded sessions need to pay £18 per session.

 

Additional hours’ access will be charged for services used over 15 hours. The pre-school will open at 8:30am for parents who need to get to work and need to drop their in children early. An extra £2.50 will be charged per child for 30 minutes. For afternoon sessions on Wednesdays and Thursdays, the cost is £15 per session.