Where can my child access a funded place?
Funded places can be offered by any childcare provider (subject to availability) who holds an early years’ registration with Ofsted or a Childminder Agency, and has been registered by the local authority to deliver early education-funded places
Approved childcare providers must comply with the terms and conditions of the Coventry Provider Funding Agreement at all times.
Approved childcare providers include:
- Day nurseries, pre-schools or playgroups
- Ofsted or Childminder Agency registered childminders
- School nursery classes or early years provision
Flexibility of funded places
Providers may offer flexible packages for early education-funded places, subject to the following standards:
- No session to be longer than 10 hours
- No minimum session length
- Not before 6am or after 8pm
- Sessions can be taken on any day of the week, including Saturdays and Sundays
- The child may access a maximum of two sites in a single day (separate provision on a school site is counted as one site)
- Meet the quality requirement as set out in regulations and in the statutory guidance
- No artificial breaks
The childcare provider will share information about the times and periods they are able to offer early education-funded places.