There are only limited funds available; all students are advised to apply early; no funding is guaranteed and is capped at £63 per day for a maximum for 3 days per week. Any additional costs will need to be paid directly to the childcare provider by the learner.
All applications will be processed in order of the date the application was received. If the application is not correctly completed it will not be considered.
Priority will be given to students who were in receipt of childcare funding in the academic year 2024-2025 and are progressing in 2025-2026.
You must have no restriction on your stay in the UK and you must have been in the country for 3 years prior to your course start date.
The college can only support one child per student per household (please contact us prior to applying if you require funding for twins).
Funding offers are only made to those students with conditional or unconditional course offers.
Applications made are confidential. You are requested not to discuss your application and its outcome with other students. The College will not reconsider any of its decisions on the basis of verbal comparisons between students.
If you are awarded assistance with your childcare, you are able to choose a childcare provider of your choice as long as the childcare provider is registered with the Local Authority. If you are based in Colcot Road Campus you will be encouraged to use the on-site creche.
All childcare providers are paid by BACS, one month in arrears.
Payment for childcare is conditional on students achieving a minimum attendance requirement of 90% at College and this will be regularly monitored. If students fall below this requirement, their childcare funding will be at risk of being withdrawn.
The amount of funding awarded to each student is at the discretion of the college. students are only entitled to one assessment per academic year.
If you are given assistance with your childcare and you do not adhere to the conditions set out in the contract, you may be required to repay all or part of the funds paid.