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Our Pre-School
Children move into the pre-school room in the academic year before they are due to start school. Every 3- 4 year old is entitled to 15 hours of pre-school education from the Government the term after their 3rd birthday. Explained in the table below:
| If your child is born between: | They are eligible for a free place from: |
| 1 April and 31 August | 1 September following their third birthday or the beginning of the autumn* school term |
| 1 September and 31 December | 1 January following their third birthday or the beginning of the spring* school term |
| 1 January and 31 March | 1 April following their third birthday or the beginning of the summer* school term |
30 hours free childcare
Working parents of 3 and 4 year olds are now entitled to 30 hours free childcare. Eligible parents are welcome to use their entitlement flexibly throughout the day between 7.45am - 6pm.
To be eligible, you must meet the following criteria:
- - Your child will be aged 3 or 4 when the scheme starts
- - Both parents must be working, or the sole parent is working in a lone parent family
- - Each parent earns, on average, a weekly minimum equivalent to 16 hours at National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage
- - Each parent must have an annual income of less than £100,000
Families where one parent does not work (or neither works) will not normally be eligible for the extended entitlement but will continue to receive 15 hours free childcare.
How to apply
Parents will be able to apply online to check eligibility from July 2017. If eligible, parents receive a code to give to their childcare provider. The code will be valid for 3 months.
For more information visit on this new entitlement visit: http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/childcare-and-family-support/30-hours-free-childcare.aspx