Free childcare places are available at Netherfield Primary School
If you have a young child, they may be entitled to a free nursery or early years’ place. Admission to our nursery provision is managed by the school and we invite you to apply for a free early years place for your child.
Please check below to see if they are eligible
2 Year Olds
We offer a limited number of free nursery places for two year olds. You may be eligible if you receive one of the following benefits:
- Income support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income-related employment support allowance
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Guarantee element of state pension credit
- Child tax credit and also that your household’s yearly income does not exceed £16,190 (as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs)
- You receive Working Tax Credits and your household’s gross annual earnings are no more than £16,190 as above
- Your child receives Disability Living Allowance.
Or
- Our home address is in Nottinghamshire, and
- They are classed as a “looked after child”
- Have left care through special guardianship or an adoption or residence order.
Or
- Your child has an Education Health and Care plan
In addition, the government has announced that:
- from September 2025, all eligible working parents of two-year-olds will be able to access funding for 30 hours per week of education and care for 38 weeks of the year.
To be eligible, each parent or carer must earn more than the equivalent of 16 hours at the national living wage or minimum wage per week. This means that over the next three months, you expect to earn at least £1,976 – the National Living Wage if you are 23 or older.
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.
3 and 4 Year Olds – 15 Hours
All three-and four-year-olds are entitled to 15 hours of free nursery education for 38 weeks of the year. This applies until they reach compulsory school age (the term following their fifth birthday).
Netherfield Primary and Pre-School currently offers 39 morning and 39 afternoon free nursery places and, subject to places being available.
3 and 4 Year Olds – 30 Hours
We offer 30 hours free nursery provision for working parents. If eligible, you will be entitled to an extra 570 hours of free childcare a year giving you 1,140 hours in total.
To be eligible, each parent or carer must earn more than the equivalent of 16 hours at the national living wage or minimum wage per week. This means that over the next three months, you expect to earn at least £1,976 – the National Living Wage if you are 23 or older.
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 claim the additional hours if you, or your partner, expect to earn £100,000 or more. For further information about Netherfield’s additional funded childcare offer please speak to Mrs Langley, our School Business Manager or visit the government’s Childcare Choices website.
Help Paying for Childcare
Families often struggle with the cost of childcare because they are unaware that there is support out there to help them, or they believe that they will not be eligible to receive any assistance.
There are various benefits and schemes designed to help families meet this challenge and more information is available by clicking here.
