Applications open for 30 hours government-funded childcare provision 5th June 2025 Working parents in Hull can now apply for 30 hours of funded childcare from September. All eligible working parents of children who will be nine months old before 1 September can apply to access up to 30 hours of funded childcare a week. This follows the successful rollout of 15 funded hours for children from […] Read more Children and families News 30 hours free childcareChildcarechildcare fundingCouncillor Linda TockEarly educationEarly yearsFamily Information ServiceFree childcareNurseriesnursery places
Hull City Council offering cash bonus to new childcare practitioners 30th April 2024 Hull City Council has been chosen to take part in a new pilot scheme that offers a cash incentive to newly qualified or returning childcare practitioners. Back in March 2023, the government announced transformative reforms in childcare for working parents, expanding the offer of free childcare to more working parents. As a result, all local […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News ChildcareChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleEducationNurseriesnursery places
Cabinet opens consultation on plan to protect nursery places in north Hull 25th July 2022 Hull City Council’s Cabinet has today agreed to hold a formal consultation on plans that aim to protect nursery provision in North Hull for the long term. The current McMillan Nursery in North Hull has been hit by a decreasing birth rate in the area and national funding shortages. Hull City Council has now taken […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Councillor Linda TockMcMillan Nurserynursery places