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nursery.click supports every DfE-funded entitlement scheme. Each type has its own eligibility rules, weekly caps, and allocation priority.
Available to all 3- and 4-year-olds from the term after their third birthday. 15 hours per week, 38 weeks per year (or stretched across 52 weeks). No eligibility code required.
Extended 30 hours for working parents. From September 2025, eligible from 9 months old. Requires a valid eligibility code verified through the DfE portal. Adds 15 hours on top of the universal entitlement.
Free Early Education and Training for disadvantaged 2-year-olds. FEET is always allocated before WPE when both apply, ensuring the most vulnerable children receive their entitlement first.
When a child has funded hours, nursery.click automatically allocates them across booked sessions using DfE rules. No manual calculations, no spreadsheets.
Funded hours are allocated to the cheapest sessions first, maximising the value of each funded hour and minimising the parent's out-of-pocket cost.
When a child qualifies for both FEET and WPE, FEET hours are always allocated first — exactly as DfE requires. No manual override needed.
Funded hours are capped at the weekly maximum (15 or 30 hours depending on entitlement). The system never over-allocates, even across complex booking patterns.
Funding only applies between 06:00 and 20:00, with a maximum of 10 funded hours per day. Sessions outside these windows are automatically excluded from funding.
Many nurseries operate year-round but funding is allocated for 38 weeks. Stretch funding spreads the entitlement across all 52 weeks so parents pay a consistent amount each month.
Instead of 15 hours × 38 weeks = 570 hours in term time, stretch mode distributes 570 hours across 52 weeks — giving approximately 10.96 hours per week year-round. The system tracks cumulative usage against the annual entitlement and adjusts automatically.
nursery.click handles the maths for you: weekly stretched caps, per-period burn-down tracking, and accurate invoice deductions whether you operate term-time-only or all year round.
For extended entitlements (WPE), parents must provide an eligibility code. nursery.click tracks the full verification lifecycle:
When a parent's eligibility lapses, DfE Table A defines grace periods that allow funding to continue temporarily. nursery.click implements this automatically:
Every booking block shows exactly how many funded hours are allocated, what funding type applies, and the remaining parent charge. Complete transparency at a glance.
Before the month starts, proforma invoices project how much funding will be deducted based on scheduled bookings. Parents see their estimated cost upfront — no surprises.
When a child attends multiple settings, nursery.click tracks your nursery's share of the funded hours. The system respects the total weekly cap across all providers.
Parents submit their own funding claims and eligibility codes through the parent app. No phone calls, no paper forms, no staff time wasted on data entry.
Full burn-down tracking per funding period, itemised funding deductions on every invoice, verification audit trails, and exportable compliance reports your local authority will love.
See funding usage across all children at a glance. Track burn-down rates, identify children approaching their cap, and spot verification issues before they become problems.
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