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Government funding for 9 month old’s

From September 2024 the government will be expanding their childcare offer to 9 month olds.

15 hours of funding funding will be available to children of working parents who will be 9 months old as of the 31st August.

The way Rabbit Patch will offer the funding is below:

Funding can be used between the hours of 9am and 3pm.

Any hours outside of the above times will be charged at our hourly rate.

Consumables will be charged at a rate of £6.00 per 5-hour session.

If you are unable to cover the costs of the consumables, we will ask you to provide your child’s meals to cover the day, in line with our settings Food safety and NO NUTS Policies.

Parents in receipt of government funding are required to fill out a parent declaration form stating the hours to be covered by the funding and any additional hours they will be using.

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Please see the link below for West Sussex information on funded childcare

Providing free childcare for 2, 3 and 4 year olds – West Sussex County Council

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