Selly Oak Nursery School offers free part-time and full-time places for eligible 3-year-olds.
Free 15 Hours for 3-year-olds
All children aged 3-years-old in England receive 15 free hours' childcare funding for 38 weeks of the year.
30 Hours Extended free childcare - 30 hours for 3 and 4 year olds
From September 2017 the Government doubled the amount of free childcare from 15 to 30 hours a week for working parents of 3 and 4 year olds.
A child is entitled to 30 hours' childcare the term after their 3rd birthday or from the term after their family becomes eligible. Parents will need to confirm that they remain eligible every three months. To find out if you are eligible and to apply, please visit Childcare Choices.
Parents can use the 30 hours a week funding to pay for a range of places available at Selly Oak Nursery School, including full-time, 18 hours a week or to contribute toward the cost of Breakfast and Out of School Clubs.
We offer a range of part-time and full-time places which allow parents to take advantage of the free 15 and 30 hours childcare funding, which are:
Full-Time
30 hours - Monday to Friday (8.45am to 2.55pm). There will be a monthly top up fee for the 2024-2025 school year of £440 but this will be free for parents and carers who are eligible for the 30 hours extended childcare.
Part-Time
15 hours - start of the week: 2.5 days - Monday (8.45am to 2.55pm), Tuesday (8.45am to 2.55pm) and Wednesday morning (8.45am to 11.30am). Paid for by the Government's free 15 hours childcare funding.
15 hours - end of the week: 2.5days - Wednesday afternoon (12.30pm to 2.55pm), Thursday (8.45am to 2.55pm) and Friday (8.45am to 2.55pm). Paid for by the Government's free 15 hours childcare funding.
18 hours* - start of the week: Three full days at the beginning of the week - Monday (8.45am to 2.55pm), Tuesday (8.45am to 2.55pm) and Wednesday (8.45am to 2.55pm).
18 hours* - end of the week: Three full days at the end of the week - Wednesday (8.45am to 2.55pm), Thursday (8.45am to 2.55pm) and Friday (8.45am to 2.55pm).
For 18 hours a week, parents who receive the 15 hours a week free childcare will pay a top up fee of £95 each month for the 2024-2025 school year. These places are free for parents eligible for the extended free 30 hours' childcare. As well as this, the Tax Free Childcare Account or childcare vouchers can also be used to pay fees.
Your child can start Nursery the term after they turn 3-years-old (subject to availability of places).
You, and any partner, must each expect to earn (on average) at least £167 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage).
If you, or your partner, are on maternity, paternity or adoption leave, or you're unable to work because you are disabled or have caring responsibilities, you could still be eligible.
You can't get 30 hours' free childcare if either you, or your partner, each individually expect to earn £100,000 or more.
For full details about eligibility for the extended 30 hours free childcare funding visit https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
Tax-Free Childcare is a scheme set up by the government which helps families pay for childcare and can be used in Selly Oak Nursery School, if parents are eligible. For every £8 you pay in, the government will automatically add £2, up to the value of £2,000 per child per year (or £4,000 for disabled children)
This is for:
Working families, including the self-employed, in the UK.
Families earning under £100k and an average of £167 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage) each over three months.
Families who aren't receiving Tax Credits, Universal Credit or childcare vouchers.
With children aged 0-11 (or 0-16 if disabled).
You, and any partner, must be over 16 and each expect to earn an average of £167 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage) over three months.
If you, or your partner, are on maternity, paternity or adoption leave, or you're unable to work because you are disabled or have caring responsibilities, you could still be eligible.
You can't get Tax-Free Childcare if either you, or your partner, each individually expect to earn £100,000 or more.