Peter Pan Playgroup
Registered Charity 1031364 OFSTED Registration 113640
Tel: 07745 255501
In September 2025 the government launched a new website, www.beststartinlife.gov.uk. This web page acts as a hub of information and support from pregnancy through early years and beyond, including information on childcare funding
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Please click here to apply for the 30 hours funding - 30 hours childcare for eligible working families in England | Best Start in Life
Please click here for support with tax free childcare - www.childcare-support.tax.service.gov.uk.
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Further information with help paying for childcare can be found here Help paying for childcare - West Sussex County Council
FUNDED ENTITLEMENT
2 and 3 Year Old Funding
West Sussex County Council provide Early Years Funded Entitlement (EYFE) of up to 30 hours a week for working parents.
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They also provide Universal Funding for all 3 and 4 year olds.
There are three cut off dates, if you child turns 3 between 1st January and 31st March you will receive funding at Easter, 1st April and August 31st funding will be in September and between 1st September and 31st December you will receive funding in January.
You will receive the WSCC form as soon as your child is old enough, please complete this as soon as possible and return it with a copy of their birth certificate.
Downloadable forms
Below are the forms available for download from West Sussex County Council regarding the Free Entitlement. The Free Entitlement Leaflet is also available in Polish, Russian, Tagalog, Arabic and Portugese please click the link above for more details.