Nurseries in Hessle

HU13 is the principal postcode district for Hessle, covering the town centre and residential areas extending towards Boothferry Road and the Humber Bridge.

No. Hessle directly adjoins Hull but is within the East Riding of Yorkshire Council area. This means early years funding and SEND services are administered by East Riding rather than Hull City Council.

All 3 and 4 year olds can receive 15 funded hours a week. Eligible working families with children from 9 months old until school age can receive up to 30 funded hours a week, normally based on 38 weeks of the year.

No. Families do not have to use their full entitlement. You can use fewer funded hours if that better matches your childcare needs and the sessions offered by your chosen provider.

Yes, where the provider offers a stretched arrangement. Families can use fewer hours each week over more weeks of the year instead of taking the full entitlement during the standard 38 week pattern.

The funded childcare hours themselves must be available without mandatory extra charges. Providers can charge voluntarily for items such as meals, nappies or optional activities, but these extras cannot be a condition of accessing a funded place and reasonable alternatives must be available.

Yes. Funded hours can be shared between eligible childcare providers, such as a nursery and a childminder. East Riding allows the entitlement to be used at a maximum of two childcare sites in one day.

Yes. Early years SEND support is available for children aged five and under who have, or may have, additional learning, developmental, physical or medical needs. Eligible children receiving Disability Living Allowance and funded early education may also qualify for £938 a year in Disability Access Fund, paid to the childcare setting to support access and inclusion.