Fees and Funding

Free Education & Childcare Funding (Babies from 9 months old)

9 months - 3 years funding -

Please check your eligibility and apply for a funded place, the term after your child’s second birthday. Babies from 9 months old in Coventry may be eligible to get an entitlement of up to 15 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year - very similar to the three school terms.

Pupil Premium Funding

The Early Years Pupil Premium - EYPP, provides an extra £300 per year to your child’s nursery, to fund valuable support like extra training or, resources to help raise the quality of the child’s early education. If eligible, parents will be asked to complete details on the Parent Carer declaration with the chosen provider or providers if their child accesses a funded Early Education place at more than one setting.

Free Education & Childcare (2 year old funding)

2year old funding -

Please check your eligibility and apply for a funded place, the term after your child’s second birthday. 2 year olds in Coventry may be eligible to get an entitlement of up to 15 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year - very similar to the three school terms.

3 and 4 year old Extended Entitlement (30 hours Childcare)

Working parents of 3 and 4-year-old children could receive up to, an additional 15 hours of funded early education per week. This is called the Extended Entitlement and is in addition to the 15 hours of universal entitlement for all 3 and 4-year-olds.

Unlike the universal entitlement parent/carers must apply for a validation code, the term before a child’s 3rd birthday. Once a code has been given, children may take up the extended entitlement place from the start of the term following their 3rd birthday.

Care Support while you study

There is help for those who have to bear the cost of course fees and childcare through the Government's Care to Learn scheme. You must be under 20 at the start of your course to be eligible for the scheme, and be the main carer for your child. This is not suitable for those studying a higher education course at university.

The sum covers childcare, deposit and registration fees, travel costs for taking your child to the provider, and keeping your childcare place over the holidays.

For a full breakdown of our fee structure, please email mlsnursery@hotmail.com

15 hours universal entitlement & 30 Hours extended entitlement

3-4 year old Universal Entitlement Funding -

All 3 and 4 year old children in England are entitled to access up to 15 hours per week of funded early education, up to a maximum of 570 hours per year.

Parent/Carers do not need to meet any specific criteria in order for a child to access this type of funding because it is a universal entitlement for all 3 & 4 year olds. Again this Funding can only be accessed the term after your child turns 3.

Tax -Free Childcare

Working parents with children under 12 (or under 17 for disabled children), can open an online account to pay for registered childcare. The government will top-up the money paid into the account. For every £8 you pay in, the government will add an extra £2. Therefore, you could receive up to £2,000 per child - that's up to £500 every three months. If you have a disabled child, you can receive up to £4,000 per child - that's up to £1,000 every three months