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- Wiltshire Nursery Education Grant Administration Guide 2008 - 2009 (pdf 93Kb)
- Children Eligible for Nursery Education Grant (pdf 23Kb)
- Appendix 1 - Conditions of Grant (pdf 30Kb)
- Appendix 2 - Projected Numbers Form (pdf 95Kb)
- Appendix 3 - Claim Form (pdf 67Kb)
- Wiltshire Early Years Partnership Newsletter 6 (pdf 3183Kb)
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Summary of Service
Wiltshire County Council provide free part-time nursery education places for all three and four year olds in Wiltshire whose parents want one. Free places can be provided by a variety of providers in the maintained, private, voluntary and independent sector including registered childminder networks.
Details of Service
What is Free Entitlement Funding?
Free nursery education comprises up to five 2½ hour sessions per week, up to thirty eight weeks of the year. Parents do not contribute towards this minimum entitlement but may be charged fees for any services or childcare that is additional to the free entitlement place.
The Early Years & Childcare Team produce an Administrative Guide to accompany the Sure Start document entitled ‘A Code of Practice on the Provision of free nursery education places for three and four year olds 2006’ which the Sure Start Unit sends directly to all providers. To request a hard copy of the Wiltshire Administration Guide 2008-2009, please email: earlyyears@wiltshire.gov.uk.
Payment
Providers will receive grant for eligible children in two payments each term. For a summary of payment dates and grant funding, please consult the Wiltshire Administration Guide 2008-2009 
(pdf 93Kb).
Eligibility
Free Entitlement funding is currently worth up to £1643.50 a year for all three and four year olds in Wiltshire early years settings. Children become eligible for a free place from the start of the term after their third birthday.
Please see document entitled 'Children Eligible for Nursery Education Grant '(pdf 23Kb) illustrating which children will be eligible between Summer Term 2008 and Spring Term 2009.
Contact Details
By Post
Early Years & Child Care
Schools Branch
9 Ascot Court
White Horse Business Park
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 0XA
By Email
earlyyears@wiltshire.gov.uk
By Telephone
01225 785660
By Fax
01225 785699
| A to Z Names | Education - nurseries - grants, Education - nurseries - grants |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Nursery education grant; Private nurseries - nursery grants |
| PID No. | 50 |
| IPSV Category | Nurseries |
| Level 1 Name | Education - nurseries - grants |
| IPSV ID | 1313 |
