To apply for a place at Tiny Treasures, we will need you to pay a visit to our setting with your child’s Passport or Full Birth Certificate and proof of current address (recent utility bill or bank/building society statement). We will offer your child a place or put your child’s name on the waiting listing and until a place becomes available, we will then contact you either by letter /email or telephone.
We will do our best to offer you the session you require but this is only subject to availability.
Full Day session 9.00 am – 3.00 pm
Full morning sessions 9.00am – 12.00 pm
Full afternoon session 12.00pm – 3.00pm
Morning Short Session (incl. Free entitlement) 9.00am – 12.00pm
Afternoon Short Session (incl. Free entitlement) 12.00pm – 3.00pm
2-year-olds
Some 2-year-olds in England can get free 15 hours each week for 38 weeks of the year.
You must be getting one of the following:
Income Support
income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
support through part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act
tax credits and have an annual income under £16,190 before tax
the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
the Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
Universal Credit.
Nursery Places Criteria
All 3 to 4-year-olds in England are eligible for 570/1140 hours of free early education or childcare per year. This is usually taken as 15/30 hours each week for 38 weeks of the year: the hours are given as session times for example morning session or the afternoon session.
3 to 4-year-olds
You can start claiming free childcare after your child turns 3. The date you can claim will depend on when their birthday is. For children to enrol for September term they must have turned 3 on or by 31st August, to enrol for January term the child must have turned 3 on or by 31st December and for children wanting to attend for April term they must have turned 3 on or by 31st March.
Example: Your child was born on or after 1 January 2016. They can get free early education and childcare from the start of term following 1 April 2019.
Example: Your child was born on or after 1 April 2016. They can get free early education and childcare from the start of term following 1 September 2019.
they’ve left care under a special guardianship order, child arrangements order or adoption order
If your child is eligible, you can start claiming after they turn 2. The date you can claim will depend on when their birthday is. For children to enrol for September term they must have turned 2 on or by 31st August, to enrol for January term the child must have turned 2 on or by 31st December and for children wanting to attend for April term they must have turned 2 on or by 31st March.
Example: Your child was born on or after 1 January 2017. They can get free early education and childcare from the start of term following 1 April 2019.
Example: Your child was born on or after 1 April 2017. They can get free early education and childcare from the start of term following 1 September 2019.
