WELCOME TO CHUCKLES PRIVATE DAY NURSERY.
Government Funding
The term after your child turns 9 months they may be entitled to 15 hours funded education, funding is depending on your personal circumstances. Please contact the nursery management team for more information or visit childcare choices. From September 2025 this increases to 30 hours for all eligible parents of children 9 months and older.
All three and four year olds are entitled to 15 hours of funded nursery education for 38 weeks of the year. This applies until they start school. Funded nursery education can only be offered by Ofsted registered settings. You may be entitled to 30 hours of funding if you work.
The funding entitlement is paid directly to us. We will automatically deduct the funding entitlement from your fees each month from the start of the term after your child turns 3.
You will be asked to sign a form before each term so we can process the funding.
Must attend over at least 2 days to claim full entitlement.
Please visit www.childcarechoices.co.uk for further information.
Please note additional charges will apply as the funded hours are not fully funded by the government.
Help with payment of childcare
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Tax free childcare
You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare. This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months if a child is disabled (up to £4,000 a year).
Eligibility
Your eligibility depends on:
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if you’re working (employed, self-employed, or both)
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your income (and your partner’s income, if you have one)
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your child’s age and circumstances
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your immigration status
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Universal Credit
You may be able to claim back up to 85% of your childcare costs if you’re eligible for Universal Credit.
You (and your partner if you live with them) will usually need to either:
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be working - it does not matter how many hours you or your partner work
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have a job offer