ELC - Nursery

3 and 4 Year Olds

Every child aged three and four is entitled to 1,140 funded hours of early learning and childcare a year.

At Craigbank ELC we offer this on a term time basis from 8:45-2:45. Your child’s funded hours can start in the school term following their third birthday. 

This means if your child was born between:

• 1 March and 31 August they can start in the autumn term (usually beginning in August)

• 1 September and 31 December they can start in the spring term (usually beginning in January)

• 1 January and 28/29 February they can start in the summer term (usually beginning in April).

Under threes

Some children are entitled to start receiving funded hours of early learning and childcare at age two. 

This includes children who have, at any time since their second birthday:

• been a ‘looked after child’ (meaning that the local authority has taken on some legal responsibility for their care and wellbeing)

• been subject to a kinship care order, or had a guardian appointed.

Children aged two whose parent or carer receives certain benefits are entitled to 1,140 hours of early learning and childcare as well. This includes you, if you receive:

• Income Support

• Job Seeker’s Allowance (income based)

• Employment Support Allowance (any income related element)

• Incapacity or Severe Disablement Allowance

• State Pension Credit

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

• This may also include the following benefits if your income is below a certain threshold:

• Child Tax Credit

• Working Tax Credit

• Universal Credit.

Contact

For an application form please go to https://www.clacks.gov.uk/learning/nurseryenrolment/ and complete the relevant form.