Early Years Entitlement funding

We are pleased to offer government-funded early years entitlement places to support families with childcare costs. This means that eligible children can attend our setting for a number of free hours each week, making high-quality early education accessible to everyone.

At Fleur de Lys, we provide funded places for the children of working families from the term after the turn 9 months, until they go to school, for up to 30 hours a week. The universal 15 hours for all children from the term after they turn 3 and for 2 year olds from Families in Receipt of Additional Support (FRAS). FRAS families must claim their eligibility code from Lincolnshire County Council.

All funded sessions are fully integrated into our daily routines, ensuring every child enjoys the same engaging activities and nurturing environment, whether funded or privately paid. You can choose to use your funded hours flexibly across the week, subject to availability, and we are here to discuss the options that best fit your family’s needs.

To access your child’s early years entitlement, you will need to complete a funding form and provide a copy of your child’s birth certificate. For the extended 30 hours, you will also need a code from the government’s website and provide your national insurance number so that your code can be verified with Lincolnshire County Council. We are always happy to help with paperwork and answer your questions.

It is important to seek your child’s code early and before the start of the term that they will be eligible in. ALL working families codes MUST be re-verified every 3 months by the family to ensure that the child remains eligible. If this is not done the family will be liable for the full payment of fees.

Our aim is to make early education simple and welcoming for all families. Please let us know if you would like more information or support with your application; we are here to help every step of the way.

For information on all forms of funding, to get your child’s code, and to find out the range of support families can receive with childcare costs, please visit www.beststartinlife.gov.uk .

We offer a number of additional paid services such as a drop off from 7.30am and a later collection until 5.30pm. All EYE funded sessions are between 8.30am and 4pm, these sessions are available free of charge, if you choose not to purchase additional services like, additional hours, our special music and movement sessions, or our daily food charge. This single daily payment includes all food and drink during the funded hours (both snack times and our homecooked 2 course lunch). In addition, we ask all parents to consider paying an additional voluntary contribution of just £1.20 per funded day (or part day). This payment supports us in providing a higher level of early years’ experience, which includes activities such as, soft play and sensory sessions, visits within our local community, alongside seasonal events. Please speak to a member of management to discuss your child’s funding entitlement, what the government funding covers, the services we provide and their additional charges.

In short

• Our funded hours are offered between 30am-4pm either over 38 weeks of the school year or over 50 weeks of the year.
• If you choose to pay for food, during the funded hours, the daily charge is £4.50 (this includes both healthy and fresh snacks, and a 2 course homemade nutritious lunch).
• If you want to bring a packed lunch and snacks you can (it must meet our healthy packed lunch policy) there is no cost to you.
• You can choose to pay for extra hours. If you want your child to be dropped off from 7.30am and be collected at 5.30pm, these hours must be paid for (£11.25-£10.10 depending upon your child’s age). Or you can choose for them to attend for another day, in addition to their funding, this is also payable (£54.95-£71.25 depending upon age and duration of day.
• You can choose to pay the voluntary contribution of £1.20 per funded session, but you don’t have to.
• We do not have a consumables charge.
• We sometimes have outside companies come into the nursery to deliver activity sessions with the children, these are payable, but you can choose for your child to not take part and you won’t have to pay.