15 Hour Entitlement

2-Year-Old Funding

A limited number of 2-year-olds living in the Borough of Reading are eligible to receive a funded early years place. To find out more or apply for the funding please contact Reading's Family Information Service at readingfis.org or call 0118-9373777 option 2 or email fis@reading.gov.uk

We offer our 2-year funded sessions as follows;

5 x Mornings 8.30-11.30am or 5 x Afternoons 12.30-3.30pm

 

3/4-Year-Old Funding

Children aged three or four years old are entitled to up to 15 hours per week for a maximum of 38 weeks per year from the start of the term following their third birthday e.g.

  • A child born between 1 April and 31 August is eligible for a nursery place from the start
    of the autumn term (September)
  • A child born between 1 September and 31 December is eligible for a nursery place
    from the start of the spring term (January)
  • A child born between 1 January and 31 March is eligible for a nursery place from the
    start of the summer term (April)

We offer our 15-hour funded sessions as follows;

5 x Mornings 8.30-11.30am or 5 x Afternoons 12.30-3.30pm

You can also choose to have a mixture of mornings and afternoons to create a longer day (subject to availability) paying for breakfast, lunch and tea clubs to extend the hours - See fees sheet below (please note that there is a price increase April 2023).

There is no sibling discount applicable with a term-time only contract.

 

Holiday Club

All the above sessions are term-time only, but you would have the option of booking your child into our Holiday Club – please note that places are limited and session times are different to the above. Holiday Club spaces can only be booked two weeks prior to any holidays and cannot be guaranteed - See session and fee sheet below (please note there is a price increase April 2023).