--- title: "30 Hours Free Childcare" url: "https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/30-hours-free-childcare" school: "Gatley Primary School" --- # 30 Hours Free Childcare In September 2017, funding for early education for 3 and 4 year old children changed. All families with a 3 and 4 year old child are still be eligible for the universal offer of free early education of up to 15 hours a week term time or a total of 570 hours taken throughout the year. Some children are eligible for extended childcare, which is up to 30 hours a week term time. The entitlement to 30 hours free childcare is intended to support working parents with the cost of childcare and enable parents, where they wish, to return to work or to work additional hours. #### Eligibility You can check what help you could get with childcare costs and an indication as to your eligibility for 30 hours free childcare via the **[gov.uk website](http://www.gov.uk/childcare-calculator)**. #### How we accommodate the 30 hours Please note the school has a limit on the number of nursery places that can be offered and those places will be allocated to children in our own priority criteria categories (in addition to the usual admission criteria adopted by the Local Authority). The categories are as follows: 1. Child lives in catchment of school, both parents work between the hours of 8.45 - 3.30 and the child has a sibling at the school 2. Child lives in catchment of school and both parents work between the hours of 8.45 - 3.30 3. Child lives in catchment of school, both parents work and the child has a sibling at the school 4. Child lives in catchment of school and both parents work 5. Both parents work between the hours of 8.45 - 3.30 and child has a sibling in the school 6. Both parents work and the child has a sibling in the school 7. Child lives in the catchment 8. Child has a sibling in the school Parents can search all Stockport childcare provision at **[www.stockport.gov.uk/childcare](http://www.stockport.gov.uk/childcare)**. ![](https://gatleyprimary.com/images/images/DfE.png) ### Parents - [Welcome to Gatley Primary School](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/prospective-parents) - [Parent Information](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/parent-information) - [School Admissions](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/school-admissions) - [School Uniform](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/school-uniform) - [Extended Learning Policy](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/home-learning-policy) - [Extended Day Provision](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/breakfast-and-after-school-club) - [Taylor Shaw School Dinners](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/taylor-shaw-school-dinners) - [Internet Safety](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/internet-safety) - [PTA](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/pta) - [School Calendar](https://gatleyprimary.com/calendar) - [School Term Dates](https://gatleyprimary.com/termdates) - [30 Hours Free Childcare](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/30-hours-free-childcare) - [School Tour Dates](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/school-tour-dates) - [Leading Parent Partnership Award](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/leading-parent-partnership-award) - [Parent Engagement](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/parent-workshops) - [Personal Development](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/personal-development) - [Supporting Families with Mental Health and Well-being](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/supporting-families-with-mental-health-and-well-being) - [Pupil Parliament](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/pupil-parliament) - [School Partners](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/school-partners) - [Parent Survey Results](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/parent-survey-results) - [Estates Development](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/estates-development) - [Attendance ](https://gatleyprimary.com/parents/attendance) ![Gatley Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/gatley-primary-school/images/logo/Gatley-white-circle-logo-2(3).png) #### Gatley Primary School Hawthorn Road Gatley Cheadle Cheshire SK8 4NB 0161 428 6180 #### Useful Links - [School Calendar](https://gatleyprimary.com/calendar) - [Term Dates](https://gatleyprimary.com/termdates) - [Contact Us](https://gatleyprimary.com/contact) [![](https://gatleyprimary.com/images/elt-footer-logo.png)](https://educationlearningtrust.com/) Company Number: 09142319 (England & Wales) Registered Address: Hawthorn Road, Gatley, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 4NB © Copyright 2018–2026 Gatley Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://gatleyprimary.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)