Free Early Entitlement (FEE)

Westborough Pre-School is approved to accept Free Early Entitlement funding for children aged 3 and 4. This funding entitles a child to have up to 15 hours of free care each week, for 38 weeks a year.
 

• As a general rule, children can get the free entitlement from the term after their third birthday until they either start in a reception class at a local authority maintained school or reach compulsory school age, which is the school term after their fifth birthday.
• If you are unsure as to whether your child is eligible just call or email us with their date of birth and we will be happy to advise you.
• All you have to do to claim the Free Early Entitlement is complete a registration form, which we will provide, and show us your child's birth certificate or passport as proof of identity on their first day. We will then take care of the rest to make sure that everything is in place.
• You will also need to complete a Free Early Entitlement Declaration Form at the beginning of every term, stating the exact number of hours your child will be attending.
• You can choose to take up the full free entitlement with us or you can split the hours with another early years provider if you wish.
• Where a parental contract has been signed agreeing to take the free entitlement, the Pre-School will get secure funding for a full term. It is important that you are aware that once you have signed a contract of attendance, you will not be able to transfer the entitlement payment to another provider during the same term.