Funded hours
The hours you are entitled to, written down.
Early years places with a short day that still has a proper lunch, outdoor time and a book corner that is used.
Ask for a place See the workThe hours you are entitled to, written down.
Early drop and late pickup, same room.
A named key person from day one.
A named adult, not a floating smile at the door.
What they ate, whether they slept, the conflict that happened — not a stock ‘learning through play’ line.
The hours you are entitled to, written, so the invoice is not a surprise.
Who need a place, not a waiting-list performance.
Early drop and late pickup in the same room.
When a funded hour must match a real chair.
Age, days, funded vs wraparound. We say what is actually free.
Short visits, the same room, the same adult.
Lunch, outdoor time, a book corner that is used.
A conversation about the child, not a laminated framework.
We keep ratios honest and tell parents what actually happened — not a stock photo of ‘learning through play’.
Early years places with a short day that still has a proper lunch, outdoor time and a book corner that is used. Ratios are honest or we close a day. That is the whole ethic.
Canterbury DEYP keeps Ofsted paper ready because the work is real, not because we enjoy the binder.
The child’s current setting and any court or social-care fact belongs in the confidential note, not the group chat.
Mail [email protected]. Canterbury DEYP replies with places or the true wait.
Write [email protected] with the situation, a date if you have one, and the best way to reply. We read the box and answer in order.
Ask for a place