The government provides funding for all 3 and 4-year-old children and some 2-year-olds to attend early years provision, additional funding maybe available depending on eligibility (i.e. 30 hours funding, pupil premium or DAF),Please click here for information regarding Working Parent Funding for 9 month olds.
Find out if you are eligible for additional funding from the government to cover childcare costs including 30 hours of funding, tax free childcare, universal or tax credits.
Eligibility checker for 2 year old funding (Link for Buckinghamshire Settings only).
Eligible working families with children aged 9 months plus will be entitled to up to 30 hours of childcare support.
Check your eligibility for Early Years Pupil Premium - extra funding to support 3 to 4-year olds in settings.
The Disability Access Fund (DAF) helps give children who are disabled access to free childcare, by making reasonable adjustments to their settings or helping with building capacity, DAF is given to all settings supporting children who are in receipt of Disability Living Allowance.
Help and advise on keeping under fives safe online.
Lots of information and advice written specifically for parents & carers of children and young people of Buckinghamshire.
How to report a concern about a child as a Member of the Public.
Sometimes being a parent is hard and you may need some extra help. There are lots of avenues of support available.
If you are concerned about your child's development in this area i.e. Attention and listening, Play skills Understanding and using spoken language, and speech sounds.
If you are concerned about your child's development in this area, i.e. play, mark making, sleep, self-care as well as physical development.
Information about childcare, health visitors, things to do, parenting, courses, and much, more.
Information about the role of Ofsted.
