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EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE SERVICES
SESSION 2023/24 HOURLY CHARGING RATES
(INCOME THRESHOLD REVISED WEF AUGUST 2023)
Parents/Carers accessing hours in GCC nurseries which are outwith the national funded entitlement will be subject to the following hourly charging rates for session 2023/24 commencing August 2023:
- Standard Hourly Rate (children 3-5 years): £5.50
- If parent/carer is NOT Glasgow resident and not eligible for the Resident Discounted Hourly Rate or other Resident Rates.
- If parent/carer is a student (resident / not resident) AND the college/university pay for childcare charges.
- Standard Hourly Rate (children 0-3 years): £4.00
- If parent/carer is NOT Glasgow resident and not eligible for the Resident Discounted Hourly Rate or other Resident Rates.
- If parent/carer is a student (resident / not resident) AND the college/university pay for childcare charges.
- Discounted Hourly Rate: £4.50 (available for ALL Glasgow resident children aged 3-5 years)
- If parent/carers are Glasgow resident and household annual income (whether joint with Partner, Lone parent or Student receiving SASS award) exceeds £18,725.
- If parent/carer is a Glasgow resident student, the college/university do NOT pay
childcare charges and household annual income (whether joint with partner or lone parent)
exceeds £18,725.
- If parents/carers are Foreign Nationals or Foreign Students and have no recourse to public funds.
- Discounted Hourly Rate: £3.00 (available for all Glasgow resident children aged 0-3 years)
- If parent/carers are Glasgow resident and household annual income (whether joint with Partner, Lone parent or Student receiving SASS award) exceeds £18,725.
- If parent/carer is a Glasgow resident student, the college/university do NOT pay
childcare charges and household annual income (whether joint with partner or lone parent)
exceeds £18,725.
- If parents/carers are Foreign Nationals or Foreign Students and have no recourse to public funds.
- Resident Reduced Hourly Rate: £1.00
- If parent/carer is a Glasgow resident and household annual income (whether joint with partner, lone parent or student receiving SASS Award) is less than or equal to £18,725.
- If parent/carer is a Glasgow resident student and college/university do not pay for childcare charges and household annual income (whether joint with partner, lone parent or student receiving SASS Award) is less than or equal to £18,725.
- If a parent/carer is a Glasgow resident Kinship Carer by statute/law or Social Work Services have agreed a Kinship Care agreement
Please note: The Resident Reduced Hourly Rate does not automatically include free meals for children other than for those entitled to a free meal as part of their 1140 hours entitlement. Non-entitled parents/carers are required to submit an application for Free School Meals to Glasgow City Council, Grants Section for consideration.
- Resident Second Child Hourly Rate: £2.20
- If a Glasgow resident parent/carer has two children in nursery and are incurring charges for eldest
child (1st child). Parent/carer will be eligible for second child rate for younger child.
- Resident Third Child Hourly Rate: £1.70
- If a Glasgow resident parent/carer has three children in nursery and are incurring charges for the
two eldest children. Parent/carer will be eligible for third child rate for youngest child.
Lunch: £1.52 (No charges for Band 1’s, Eligible 2’s and 3-5 years)
Snack: n/a
Breakfast: £0.50
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You may be entitled to a funded 2 year old place if parent carer recieves:
- Child tax credit but NOT working tax credit and your earnings are £18,725 a year or less
- Child tax credit AND working tax credit and your earnings are £8717 a year or less
- Universal credit AND the parent/carer is unemployed
- Universal credit and the parent/carer is employed and takes home £726 a year or less