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HELP WITH EARLY YEARS FUNDING FOR THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLDS
All 3 and 4 year olds in Harrow have access to a funded place
for a good quality, part-time early education place. Entitlement
starts from the term following their third birthday.
Eligibility for a funded place depends upon a child’s
date of birth. Your child must be registered in advance and
in attendance within the headcount week therefore it is highly
advisable to put your child’s name on any waiting list
before the child is three years old.
The table below indicates when a child will become eligible
for a funded place.
| A Child who is 3 or 4 years old and born between: |
Will be eligible for a funded place
from |
| 1st April and 31st August 2008 |
Autumn Term 2011 (Sept –Dec) |
| 1st September and 31st December 2008 |
Spring Term 2012 (Jan –April) |
| 1st January and 31st March 2009 |
Summer Term 2012 (April –July) |
Maximum funding is to be given to the provider who is operating
at least 38 weeks per year. Maximum funding entitlement is
for 15 hours/week based on 38 weeks per year and Little Stars
Pre-School operate a 39 week timetable. Claiming 15 hours
funding can be over 5 days a week as 3 hours per day. At Little
Stars Pre-School for example 15 hours/week has been made accessible
by utilising Afternoon sessions from 12:30pm to 3:30pm delivered
free to an eligible child. If your child is attending more
hours or additional days then Parents must pay for these as
Little Stars Pre-School provides additional services/activities
within session rates set. Parents are therefore advised to
study the fee structure carefully outlined by Little Stars
Pre-School and if a child is eligible for funding, this will
be passed to you automatically without any deductions and
delivered as such.
| Term |
Funded Hours/Week |
No of Weeks |
Hourly Rate |
Maximum Amount |
| Autumn |
15 |
14 |
£3.60 |
£756 |
| Spring |
15 |
12 |
£3.60 |
£648 |
| Summer |
15 |
12 |
£3.60 |
£648 |
Little Stars Pre School administers this scheme on your behalf
to claim the funding from Harrow Early Years once your child
has commenced before the headcount dates of the funding application
period which is generally mid way through the term and this
is done automatically and transparent to you. However your
child must be present in the setting during a headcount week
to be eligible. Parents are advised that the personal data
of children in the setting (i.e data from which eligible children
can be identified) is processed and stored on the Families
Information Service database and also passed on to the LBH
Contact point where it is also stored.
The process of initiating funding for your child, the collection,
payment and making sure that amounts are processed as quickly
as possible when issued, involves an extra administration
burden for the Pre-school and cost as well. Little Stars Pre-school
will offset any funding mid way through the term providing
an additional service to offset against the fee invoices issued
which are normally due in two instalments per term unlike
other establishments.
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