The term after your child's third birthday they are entitled to 15 hours of free early years provision per week during term time.
You can choose for your child to receive their early years provision from a registered provider which can be either:
- Group based Childcare
- Independent school
- Children's Centre where day care is available
- Accredited Home Based childcare such as an accredited childminder
- Nursery unit/class in school/School Nursery
You may claim your child's early years provision from a maximum of two providers. Not every provider in North East Lincolnshire is registered to offer the flexible free entitlement. To be eligible, providers of childcare must register with North East Lincolnshire Council's Early Years and Childcare service and be registered with Ofsted.
For a list of registered group based providers, independent schools, nursery schools/units and children's centres who deliver the Flexible Free Entitlement please download a copy of the 'List of Approved Flexible Free Entitlement Providers' insert.
If you would like to discuss the flexible free entitlement in more detail, please contact the Family Information Service.