Rated Good by Ofsted
Rated Good by Ofsted · Ages 2 to 5
Mon to Fri, 9am to 3pm, term time
Newlands Church, Crawley Green Road, LU2 9TE
Free funded childcare in Luton
You could get up to 30 hours a week of free pre-school in term time. Use our checker to see when your child can start.
| Who | Free hours a week | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds, families getting extra support | 15 | For example families on some benefits, or children with extra needs. |
| 2 year olds, working parents | 30 | You need a valid code from HMRC before your child starts. |
| 3 and 4 year olds, everyone | 15 | From the term after your child turns 3. |
| 3 and 4 year olds, working parents | +15 (30 in total) | Your HMRC code must be checked before your child starts. |
Not eligible yet? Paid places are available for 2 year olds, and you can add paid hours on top of your funding.
Applying
Use the Childcare Choices website (or ask us). Every 3 and 4 year old gets 15 hours; 30 hours depends on work.
Working parents apply online through Childcare Choices and get an 11-digit code. Families getting extra support for a 2 year old apply through Luton Council.
Send us your code, National Insurance number and your child’s date of birth. We check it with Luton Council.
Working parents reconfirm their details every 3 months so the code stays valid.
Using your hours
| Your funding | Sessions it covers | What you pay |
|---|---|---|
| 15 hours a week | 5 mornings, or 5 afternoons, or a mix | Nothing for those sessions |
| 30 hours a week | 5 full days, 9am to 3pm | Nothing for those sessions |
| 15 hours, wanting more | 5 mornings funded, plus paid afternoons | Just the extra afternoons |
| No funding yet | Choose any sessions | The session price, invoiced termly |
Funded hours are spread over 38 weeks of the year, which matches our term-time opening.
Questions
Apply through the government Childcare Choices website. Once you have your code, give it to us with your National Insurance number and your child’s date of birth, and we check it with Luton Council before your child starts.
Working families where each parent (or the only parent in a single-parent family) expects to earn at least the equivalent of 16 hours a week at the National Minimum or Living Wage, and less than £100,000 a year.
From the start of the term after their third birthday: 1 September, 1 January or 1 April. Every 3 and 4 year old in England can get these hours.
Children of working parents (with a code), and some 2 year olds whose families get extra support, for example certain benefits, or children with an EHC plan, getting Disability Living Allowance, or who are looked after.
Yes. Working parents reconfirm their details every 3 months on the Childcare Choices account, or the code stops being valid.
Apply in good time and make sure your code is valid before the term starts: by 31 August for September, 31 December for January and 31 March for April.
No. Funded hours are free, and we do not charge for activities or learning materials. Parents and carers provide lunch, snacks, nappies and wipes.
Usually, yes. Funding is generally paid to the setting your child attends, so families from nearby Hertfordshire villages can still use their hours with us. We will check for you.
Yes. Many families use their funded hours and add paid sessions on top.
Come and see us
It takes less than a minute. We will call you to arrange a time that suits you.
