How can I use funding?

Government funding can be used to cover childcare sessions throughout the day or week, with each funding option refreshing at the start of the week (usually a Monday). You can use your allocated funding hours over the course of the week.

For example: if your child receives 30 Hours Free Childcare, you have a week (starting Monday) to use up those 30 hours.

Hours that are not used during the week will be lost, and cannot be banked.

Only usable during Term-time

Funding can only be used during term-time which is when schools are open. For the ease of families whose children attend our setting and Rosemellin Community Primary School, we follow their school dates where possible.

Our setting follows the standard yearly school calendar for Cornwall, which you can find here: Term Dates for GBDN

What can funding not be used for?

Inset Days / Teacher Training Days

Funding cannot be used for Inset Days; these used to be known as “Teacher Training Days”. For the ease of families whose children attend our setting and Rosemellin Community Primary School, we follow their school dates where possible.

Half-Terms and Holidays

Funding cannot be used during the half-terms, Christmas Holidays, Easter Holidays or the Summer Holidays. Our setting follows the standard yearly school calendar for Cornwall, which you can find here: Term Dates for GBDN