9 month old
Eligible working parents of children from 9 months old can now apply to access government-funded childcare from September 2024.
From September 2025, working parents of children under the age of five will be entitled to 30 hours of government-funded childcare a week.
Two Year Olds
Your two-year-old is eligible for free early education and childcare if you are in receipt of one of the following:
Income Support
income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Universal Credit
tax credits and you have an annual income of under £16,190 before tax
the guaranteed element of the State Pension Credit
support through part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act
the Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
A child can also get free early education and childcare if any of the following apply:
they’re looked after by a local council
they have a current statement of special education needs (SEN) or an education, health, and care (EHC) plan
they get Disability Living Allowance
they’ve left care under a special guardianship order, child arrangements order, or adoption order.
If your child is eligible, the free hours start in the term after their second birthday. If you think you are eligible, please speak to the Manager, Jo Warwick or Casey Parker who will be happy to advise you.
Three and Four year olds
From September 2017 the majority of children will be eligible for 30 hours of free child care. All the information relating to eligibility can be found at childcare choices
Saplings offer 24 hours or 12 hours of childcare per week over 48 weeks a year.. If you would like more information about this, please speak to Jo Warwick or Casey Parker, who will be happy to advise you.
Childcare Vouchers
We accept the following childcare voucher which can be purchased through salary sacrifice schemes. This would need to be arranged with your employer:
Our OFSTED number is: 2608513
Each child care voucher provider allocates Saplings Nursery and Pre-School a number. Below are the account numbers allocated by the providers we are currently involved with.
Please contact us if you cannot find your voucher provider below
Edenred Account number: P20692965
Computershare Account number: 0018318965
Care 4 Account number: 23385581
Sodexo Account number: 835036
