Funding:

There are three different types of Early Years Funded Entitlement hours that providers can offer parents, and where the funding is paid to them via the Local Authority.

 Working Parents Entitlement

Child’s Age: From the term after they turn *9 months until they start school.
(*we currently only enrol children as Rising Two’s so that’s the term before they turn 2 years old).

Number of funded hours: 30 hours per week over 38 weeks of the year for children aged 9 months to 2 years old; 15 hours per week over 38 weeks of the year for 3 and 4 year olds can be combined with their Universal Entitlement to make up to 30 hours per week over 38 weeks.

Eligibility: Based on parental income. Applications to be made via HMRC website

For parents of 2-year-olds receiving some additional forms of government support
(for further details please see our ‘Extra Help With Fees’ page)

Child’s Age: From the term after they turn 2 years old.

Number of funded hours: 15 hours per week over 38 weeks of the year.

Eligibility: Based on parental income. Applications to be made via Buckinghamshire Family Information Service website

Universal Entitlement for 3 and 4-year-olds

Child’s Age: From the term after they turn 3 years old through to starting school.

Number of funded hours: 15 hours per week over 38 weeks of the year. Can be combined with the Working Parents Entitlement to make up to 30 hours per week over 38 weeks of the year.

Eligibility: All 3 and 4-year-olds are eligible from the term after their 3rd birthday and no application is required.

Further information for parents regarding the different types of Early Years Funding can be found at Early Years and Childcare | Family Information Service

All funded hours will start from the beginning of the week and any hours over and above this will be charged as fee paying hours on the session after the funded hours expire.

Fees:  

£11.87 per hour for Rising Two’s
&
£7.88 per hour for 2, 3 & 4 year olds

Longwick Pre-school offers a maximum of 30 funded hours per week. We endeavour to offer as many places as we can, however, places may be limited. You are also able to split the entitlement over 2 providers. Hours above the funding entitlement/non-funded hours will be charged at the hourly rates noted above, as applicable.

In accordance with our Schedule of Fees Policy, unpaid fees will result in your child being unable to attend their non-funded sessions.

Admissions Charge:

Effective from January 2026; our Registration Fee will be superseded with an ‘Admissions Charge’.

The charge of £30.00 will remain but the inclusion of a logoed polo shirt will cease.  If your child is eligible for government childcare funding and attends within their funded entitlements, the admissions fee will be refunded within the first few weeks of starting at the pre-school.  2 year disadvantaged funded children will be exempt from this fee on production of the 2 year funding code.  The fee is refundable to either your nominated bank account or deducted off your consumables invoice if your child is accessing only funded hours.

If the admission fee has not been paid, we unfortunately will not be able to place your child on our register / waiting list unless otherwise agreed with the Manager/Business Manager.