What is Nursery Education Funding?
Nursery education funding provides children with a funded part time early education place. In Barnsley children are eligible for this the term after their third birthday until they start full time school. The places are currently limited to 2½ hours a day for up to 5 sessions a week. Childcarers must have been registered by Ofsted on the Early Years Register in order to provide early years education. Settings which can provide this are Pre-schools/Playgroups, Full Day Nurseries, Maintained Nurseries and Childminders if they are part of an Accredited Network.