Reminder regarding 30 hour codes for the Spring Term (January – March)
The next deadline for 30 hours applications is 31 December 2022 for parents with three- and four-year-old children who would like to access a 30 hours place from 1 January 2023. We would encourage parents to apply in plenty of time ahead of this date, in
case HMRC requires additional information.
Please communicate this via your parents, and refer them to
https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ to apply.
Provider checks – key dates when checking 30 hour codes
Codes must be checked prior to offering the place.
- Validity Start Date must be before 31/12/2022
- Validity End Date must be after 01/01/2023
If the validity end date is prior to the 01/01/2023, then the code is in the Grace Period for the spring term. Grace Periods become active if parents fall out of eligibility or fail to reconfirm their code
Please note, grace periods are for continuation of the extended funded hours at a provider, children cannot start the additional hours when in a grace period.