
Nursery Education Funding (NEF)
Information for professionals on NEF.
All 3 and 4 year old children, and some 2 year old children, are entitled to 15 hours of funded early education and childcare per week, for 38 weeks of the year. Children aged 9 months to 4 years of working parents may also be entitled to funded childcare for up to a maximum of 30 hours per week.
Contact
For queries regarding any of the functions on this page:
- phone: 01905 844441
- email: NEF@worcestershire.gov.uk
For queries regarding the NEF claims process and provider payments:
- phone: 01905 844494
- email: eyfunding@worcestershire.gov.uk
For queries regarding access to the Online Provider Portal or the Children’s Services Portal (CSP):
- phone: 01905 844954
- email: eycsystems@worcestershire.gov.uk