Registration & Funding
Registration Process
At Stepping Out Preschool we are proud to offer a warm welcome to new children every term. To ensure your child has the best chance of securing a place please follow our simple Registration Process.
Firstly, register your interest in having your child attend Stepping Out Preschool. Simply call us on 07818753397, request a callback, or email hello@steppingoutpreschool.co.uk. We will send you an application form which must be completed and sent back to us at the latest the term before you wish your child to start.
Secondly, come and visit us! A visit will ensure that you and your child are happy and comfortable with the environment at Stepping Out Preschool. We are sure you will love it, but come and see for yourselves. It is a great opportunity to meet the staff who will be caring for your child, and to see the children taking part in some of the daily activities. You will also have the chance to assess the options for travel to and from the Preschool – we have excellent transport links! All visits will be scheduled to happen before the deadline for committing to your child’s attendance.
Funding for Preschool Children
Stepping Out Preschool are pleased to accept free funding for 2 and 3 year olds. All 2 and 3 year olds in England can get 570 free hours per year, usually taken as 15 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year. This is offered automatically, there is no need to apply.
Some 2 and 3 year olds are eligible for an additional 15 hours per week, meaning they could come to Stepping Out Preschool for 30 hours per week free of charge. The additional 15 hours MUST be applied for, and this must be done the term before the child starts pre school.
From April 2024, new funding is available for 2 year olds with working parents, if they fall under the earnings threshold.
You can find out what you are eligible for, and how to apply, here:
https://www.gov.uk/apply-30-hours-free-tax-free-childcare
Tax Free Childcare
The Government has a tax free childcare scheme whereby you can get up to £500 every 3 months, for each of your children, to help with childcare. You can get this at the same time as the 15 hours free childcare (or 30 hours if you are eligible).
This tax free childcare allowance can be used to pay your fees at Stepping Out Preschool for any hours over the 15 / 30 hours free childcare for 2, 3 and 4 year olds.
You can find more information here https://www.gov.uk/tax-free-childcare and can sign up for your childcare account.