What funding is available to me and how is it accessed?
Each child becomes eligible to receive Government Funded Nursery Education from the term after their third birthday and upon completion of the relevant application forms, which will be issued to families on the child’s third birthday.
This equates to 570 hours of free early education or childcare a year. This is often taken as 15 hours each week for 38 weeks of the year. Some 2-year-olds are also eligible.
You can start claiming after your child turns 3. The date you can claim will depend on when their birthday is.
Child’s birthday | When you can claim |
1 January to 31 March | the beginning of term on or after 1 April |
1 April to 31 August | the beginning of term on or after 1 September |
1 September to 31 December | the beginning of term on or after 1 January |
Some 2-year-olds in England can also get free early education and childcare.
You must be getting one of the following:
Children are also entitled to a place if:
If your child is eligible, you can start claiming after they turn 2. The date you can claim will depend on when their birthday is.
Child’s birthday | When you can claim |
1 January to 31 March | the beginning of term on or after 1 April |
1 April to 31 August | the beginning of term on or after 1 September |
1 September to 31 December | the beginning of term on or after 1 January |
The funding is applied for by the Nursery Manager, who will ask you to complete a form so that she can send all the relevant information off to Rochdale Council Funding Department.
Full Day | Half Day | |
Time | 8:45am – 3:30pm | 8:45am to 11:45pm
or 12:30pm – 3:30pm |
Fees per day / session | £30 | £15 per session or £5 per extra hour |
Fees per week | £150 per week | £70 per week |
* Parents will need to provide a packed lunch for their child |
Nursery fees include:
Crescent Day Nursery, 1 Devon Street,
Rochdale, OL11 1HN.
Crescent Nursery Spotland
Crescent Community Hall, Edmund St, Rochdale OL12 6QG
01706 340 385
1-Milkstone 2-Spotland