Alleyn’s Hampstead is a registered provider under the Early Education Funding scheme for eligible 3 and 4 year olds, offering up to 15 hours of free entitlement funding per week.
Within each Nursery session, three hours — mornings from 8.30am to 11.30am — are provided as Early Years Funding to those children who qualify for the Early Years Grant. Additional hours in excess of the free entitlement are charged at the privately funded rate for each session.
If you have any questions regarding the scheme, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.
Eligibility
Three and four year olds can claim their 15 funded hours at Alleyn’s Hampstead from the term after their third birthday. Eligibility is based on your child’s date of birth:
- Born between 1 April and 31 August — eligible from the start of the Autumn Funding Block
- Born between 1 September and 31 December — eligible from the start of the Spring Funding Block
- Born between 1 January and 31 March — eligible from the start of the Summer Funding Block
New parents must complete a Parent Contract supplied by the local authority in respect of any child for whom the Early Years Free Entitlement is being claimed.
To qualify for Early Education Funding, a child must attend a minimum of five morning Nursery sessions each week. Places for any session are not guaranteed, are strictly subject to availability and staffing ratios, and are granted on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.
What’s Included
The Early Education funding allocated by the council covers 33 weeks per year — a
maximum of 11 weeks per term. Any additional weeks your child attends beyond this are considered an additional service and are billed each term at the advertised rate.
The following are not included in the Early Years Free Entitlement and are billed termly:
- Meals and snacks
- Consumables such as nappies and sun cream
- Trips, Forest School, breakfast club, tea club and holiday club
- Specialist tuition
For children attending the Nursery on the 15 hours free entitlement basis, the funded hours are shown as a zero cost on each invoice.
Fees
There are two ways to take up your funded hours.
Option 1 — funded hours plus additional sessions
For families who would like to extend the day beyond 11.30am. Additional sessions are inclusive of morning snacks, local school trips and events.
| Termly | |
| Nursery (full-time), 11.30am - 3.00pm | £5,970.10 |
| Pre-Reception (full-time), 11.30am - 3.00pm | £6,990.10 |
| Reception (full-time), 11.30am - 3.00pm | £6,666.10 |
| Lunches, 5 days | £450 |
| Refundable deposit | £2,000 |
| Registration fee | £240 |
Option 2 — funded hours only
The 15 hours of free entitlement, delivered free of charge. This option does not include school trips or events; these are optional additional services, billed termly.
| Termly | |
| 5 x morning sessions, 8.30am - 11.30am | £0 |
| Morning snacks (optional) | £80 |
| Trips & Forest School | Varies per trip |
| Refundable deposit | £50 |
| Registration fee | N/A |
Applying for a place
Availability is assessed on an ongoing basis, taking account of any leavers or room moves, and we will let you know as soon as a place becomes available. If your child does not receive a place at the requested time, they will remain on our waiting list until one opens up, or until you ask us to remove them.
When you are offered a funded place, you will have 48 hours to accept it. If we do not hear from you within that time, the place will be offered to the next family on our waiting list.
