Funded Sessions

We are registered with the Cambridgeshire County Council to provide early years funded sessions each week to eligible children from 9 months to 5 years of age.

Find out if you are Eligible for Early Years Funded Sessions?

Check your eligibility with Childcare Choices. Childcare choices is a government website for parents to find out how and when to register for early years funding, beginning April 2024. Once eligibility is confirmed you will be issued with a 'reference code' that you will need to prove eligibility and provide to the nursery your child attends.

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Children age 9 months to age 2

Starting September 2024

15 hours of early years funding from September 2024 is offered to eligible parents. We provide 15 hours of funding stretched at the rate of 11.4 hours per week, over 50 weeks of the year. There is a total of 570 hours of funding available during the year, equal to £6099.

Starting September, 2025

30 hours of early years funding from September 2025 is offered to eligible parents. We provide 30 hours of funding stretched at the rate of 22.8 hours per week, over 50 weeks of the year. There is a total of 1140 hours of funding available during the year, equal to £12,498.

Children age 2 to 3 years

Starting April, 2024

15 hours of early years funding from April 2024 is offered to eligible parents. We provide 15 hours of funding stretched at the rate of 11.4 hours per week, over 50 weeks of the year. There is a total of 570 hours of funding available during the year, equal to £4560.

Starting September, 2025

Children from 3 to 5 years

15 hours of universal early years funding is offered to all parents. We provide 15 hours of funding stretched at the rate of 11.4 hours per week, over 50 weeks of the year. There is a total of 570 hours of funding available during the year, equal to £3,078.

Starting April, 2024

30 hours of early years funding is available for eligible working parents from April 2024. We provide 30 hours of funding stretched at the rate of 22.8 hours per week, over 50 weeks of the year. There is a total of 1140 hours of funding available during the year, equal to £6,126.

Early Years Funding Rates

The 2024/25 Cambridge Local Authority (LA) Funding rates

Age group Three- & four-year-olds Two-year-olds Under twos

Hourly rate for 2025/26 £5.66 £8.15 £11.00

Current hourly rate (2024/25) £5.40 £8.00 £10.70

Change +£0.26 +£0.15 +£0.30

National increase +£0.26 +£0.25 +£0.31

Percentage of increase passed through 100% 60% 97%

Early Years Pupil Premium: £1 per hour (increased from £0.68) per hour for all eligible children

Disability Access Funding: £938 per year for each eligible child

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