From September 2025 fees will be £6.70 per hour. ​

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All children receive funding for 15 hours per week (5 sessions) the school term after they turn three years old. This is Early Years Universal Funding. Some children may be eligible for more than 15 hours of funding, this is called Extended Entitlement, or 30 hours funding (because that’s the maximum number of funded hours that the government allows per week).

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Please see the table below to help you determine when your child will be eligible for funding, based on when their birthday falls during the year.

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It is also worth noting that some children may be eligible for funding before they turn three: either “Funded 2s funding”, or the new expanded entitlement funding available to “eligible working parents”.

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To find out what sort of funding your child may be entitled to, please visit https://www.beststartinlife.gov.uk/

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