Ward End

BIG CHANGES TO FREE CHILDCARE COMING IN APRIL 2024

Childcare Choices: Get the help that fits your family, so you can juggle work and life
Thousands of families could be saving money on their childcare costs. But some simply don’t know what support they might be eligible for. The Childcare Choices website brings together all the existing childcare offers in one place, so parents can get the help that fits their family. This could be through Tax-Free Childcare, 30 Hours Childcare, or Universal Credit Childcare. Some families might be eligible to use more than one childcare schemes together and get the most out of it.
And from next year even more help is on the way:
• From April 2024, eligible working parents in England with children aged 2 will have access to 15 hours childcare.
• From September 2024, the 15 hours childcare offer will be expanded to eligible working parents in England with children between 9 and 23 months old.
• From September 2025, eligible working parents in England with children between 9 months up to school age will have access to 30 hours childcare.

Don’t miss out on getting the support you are entitled to. Visit the Childcare Choices website to check what offer you might be eligible for and sign up to our newsletter to get the latest updates about the childcare support expansion.

Open Monday to Friday 7.30am – 6pm

Our Ward End branch has been open since September 2017, and now have 140 children registered with us each year.

We have:

12 spaces in the Nest for babies 3 months to 2 years old
24 places in the Barn for 2-3 year olds and
37 spaces in the Treetops for children 3 years and above.

Each environment is tailored to meet the needs of the children, to give them chance to explore their surroundings and learn and play in a safe environment.

We can discuss your eligibility for funding and provide information of our fees where necessary. We can also help you to apply for free funding.