This page gives information for pre-schools and nurseries who are classified as private or voluntary and who claim nursery education funding from Southampton City Council. They are also relevant to childminders who are claiming funding.
We currently fund pre-school education for three year old and four year old children at the minimum rate of £3.65 per hour.
For more information please see the fact sheet on the left of this page.
Code of practice
The link at the bottom of the page takes you to the Department for Education website where the "Code of practice for local authorities" may be downloaded.
Forms for nursery education providers:
Timetable for headcount forms 2011-12
This page gives details of when headcount forms are to be returned and when payments are made.
All other forms can be downloaded using the links below.
Southampton City Council
