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Early years grant (888) Service
Grants to parents of pre-school children to be used to contribute towards a place in a pre-school or nursery. In the UK local authorities provide a grant to parents from the term after their 3rd birthday for a maximum of six terms. Pupils must attend a pre-school, nursery or school which is on the Early Years register in order to be eligible for the grant. Grants are for a minimum of 2.5 hours per day for a maximum of 5 days per week and for between 33 and 38 weeks a year.
Musical instrument hire (1050) Service
Parents and carers can hire an instrument for their child to use in music lessons at school.
Musical instruments assisted purchase (704) Service
The assisted instrument purchase scheme is strictly for pupils attending community schools who receive musical tuition as part of the curriculum. This allows students to purchase new instruments without paying VAT.
Nursery education grant (50) Service
The Nursery Education Grant (NEG) is funding made available to provide three or four year old children with a free, or grant funded, part-time early education place. All 3 to 4-year-olds in England can get 570 free hours per year. ItÕs usually taken as 15 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year, but parents can choose to take fewer hours over more weeks, for example. Some 3 to 4-year-olds are eligible for 30 hours free childcare a week.
Nursery school places (12) Service
Nursery education is offered to children aged four in community maintained nursery classes and schools and are for two and a half hour sessions per week in term time.