Government Funded Childcare; Please read in conjunction with our Funding Explained Leaflet. Government funding is provided for 38 weeks of the year. All settings administering government funding must offer funded childcare/education sessions for the total length of time specified by the Local Authority across a school term or the funding can be ‘stretched’ equally over a year (this is not something we offer). The nursery is open for 51 weeks of the year, closing for the week between Christmas and New Year. We are unable to offer term time only places. Funded childcare amounts to 570hrs (15hr claim) or 1140hrs (30hrs claim) per year per child. Any combination of sessions advertised on our website can be booked depending upon availability. We offer free funded only sessions subject to availability, or you can choose to pay the Quality Supplement and book any combination of sessions that we offer, including additional provision over and above the government funded sessions. The hours for theses sessions are 8 a.m until 6 p.m. We do not accept part or ‘split’ funding arrangements where a claim for funding is made across multiple settings, we require that if you claim your funding through us that it is as a sole provider. The only exception to this is in the case of Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) where access to multiple settings is in the best interests of the development and specialised care of a child. The entitlement is not dependent on a child’s level of need, and we will not deny or defer a place for a child on grounds of their disability or Special Educational Needs.