Ryhope Early Days Nursery

Free Childcare for 3 & 4 Year Olds

All 3 and 4 year olds can access 15 hours of free childcare at Ryhope Early Days Nursery!

The free early education entitlement is available to all children aged three and four years old, and children become eligible the term after their third birthday.

Please give us a call to arrange a visit with your child. We are offering the 30 hours flexibily - this means you can have them as 30 hours over 38 weeks of 24 hours over 47.5 weeks! You can do this as every morning, every afternoon or 2 and a half days of the week!*

*2 x 8.30am-1pm & 3 x 8am-1pm or 2 x 1pm-5.30 & 3 x 1pm-6pm or a mixture of the two!

2 Year Old Funding -Am I eligible?

In addition, many families across Sunderland can benefit from free childcare places for two year olds.

Families must be in receipt of one of the following benefits to be eligible for a place:

• Income Support
• Income-based Employment and Support Allowance
• Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
• Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
• Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Child Tax Credit (including Working Tax Credit) and have an income below £16,190
• Have a child that receives Disability Living Allowance for children 
• Current statement for Special educational needs or and Education Health care plan
• Have a child that is in the care of the local authority
• An adopted child

If eligible, children aged two can receive 15 hours a week during term time only or 12 hours for 48 weeks of the year. Children can take up their place in the term after their second birthday. Their place is available until they start their nursery education at age three.

Meals

Meals are included in the funding for eligible 2 year old places. 3 and 4 year olds need to pay for meals, £2 for lunch and £1 for tea.