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20+ Child Care Fund

Are you eligible?
  • Do you live in a household that has an income of less than £30,000?
  • Are you fully enrolled on a Further Education course which is funded by the ESFA (this does not include students enrolled onto community funded courses, who are not eligible for support) or you have an Advanced Learner Loan to cover the cost of your fees during the academic year 22/23 and aged 20 on the 31st August 2022, you may be eligible for support from our funded bursary
There are three categories which we can offer support to …

You will be awarded with a travel payment if you live more than 2 miles away from campus.

Your essential equipment and trips costs will be made payable to the course department *Please note any equipment provided, you will be required to return to the department at the end of your study

You will be eligible to apply for a college laptop if your course requires coursework

If you are the legal guardian of a child who requires childcare whilst you study, we may be able to offer funding towards the cost of your childcare. If you receive government free childcare hours (NEG) you MUST use this in the first instance to cover your timetable. Any hours outside of the 15/30 hours – we may be able to support.

www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-and-education-for-2-to-4-year-olds
www.gov.uk/30-hours-free-childcare

You will be awarded with a travel payment if you live more than 2 miles away from campus.

Your essential equipment and trips costs will be made payable to the course department *Please note any equipment provided, you will be required to return to the department at the end of your study

You will be eligible to apply for a college laptop if your course requires coursework

If you are the legal guardian of a child who requires childcare whilst you study, we may be able to offer funding towards the cost of your childcare. If you receive government free childcare hours (NEG) you MUST use this in the first instance to cover your timetable. Any hours outside of the 15/30 hours – we may be able to support.

www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-and-education-for-2-to-4-year-olds
www.gov.uk/30-hours-free-childcare

You will be awarded with a travel payment if you live more than 3 miles away from campus.

Your essential equipment and trips costs will be made payable to the course department *Please note any equipment provided, you will be required to return to the department at the end of your study

If you are the legal guardian of a child who requires childcare whilst you study, we may be able to offer funding towards the cost of your childcare. If you receive government free childcare hours (NEG) you MUST use this in the first instance to cover your timetable. Any hours outside of the 15/30 hours – we may be able to support.

www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-and-education-for-2-to-4-year-olds
www.gov.uk/30-hours-free-childcare

Personal Details
You will need to provide household income evidence for the below
As long as you have provided your home office letter and IND card with curriculum admin on enrolment- you will only need to provide evidence of your child.
Please provide a copy of your loan confirmation
A bank statement is required to verify account details for any payments to be made.
* This includes all means tested benefits and earned income for all members of the household for the year
Childcare
  • If your partner/spouse is available during your hours of study, we cannot provide childcare support.
  • The childcare provider that you wish to use MUST be Ofsted registered.
  • Where you receive 15 or 30 free hours of childcare from the nursery education grant (NEG), you must use these hours in the first instance. Kidderminster college will provide funding for any additional hours outside of your grant. where the nursery that you wish to use cannot provide a space for you to cover your timetabled hours, you must locate a nursery which can provide the NEG funded sessions to cover your timetable.
  • Once you have provided information about your chosen childcare provider, we will communicate directly with them about the support that we can provide and payments that can be made. Payments will be made directly to the child carer.
* Provide your partner/spouse’s college ID Number * Studying at another institution, provide an official copy of their timetable.
Provide birth certificate OR the most recent child benefit letter stating both your child’s name and your name OR A 2022/23 tax credit award notice stating the child(ren)s name
If during the academic year, you do become pregnant, you must inform Learner Support Funds as soon as possible, as we will require confirmation from your school that there will be a place still available for you to return to.
Childcare provider information
  • This section MUST be fully completed by the childcare provider(s)
  • Please be aware that this is NOT confirmation of funding. This is an application for support and we can’t confirm that this will be accepted. Funding will be confirmed to you via email by Learner Support Funds.
  • Once confirmed, Kidderminster College will email the childcare provider(s) below with further information once the learner has had their eligibility for support confirmed.
  • The childcare provider(s) must indicate whether they provide childcare funded by the Nursery Education Grant, the learner must use all of the free hours to cover as much of their timetable as possible in the first instance.
  • If you have any questions regarding completing this- please contact Learner Support Funds on 01562 512000
Childcare Provider 1
Childcare Provider 2
Qualifying Evidence
Please select the correct option and provide the relevant evidence.
Provide all pages of your 2022/23 Tax Credit Award Notice. If this is not available we can accept a Tax Credit annual review (from previous April) with 3 months bank statements
  • Income Support
  • Jobseekers Allowance
  • Employment Support Allowance
  • Carers Allowance
  • Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit
* IS or JS-Provide an award letter dated within one year * ESA or CA- Provide an award letter dated within one year, plus 3 most recent pay slips * Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Benefit – Provide an award letter dated within one year
* Provide 3 most recent Universal Credit statements UC statements can be printed or screenshots can be provided
* Provide 3 most recent pay slips (and your pension payment letter dated within one year if applicable) * If you are self-employed - a statement of accounts for the 2021/22 tax year from your accountant will be required. The statement must be on letter head, have a wet signature, and state your earnings before tax.
* Provide 3 most recent pay slips (and your pension payment letter dated within one year if applicable) * If you are self-employed - a statement of accounts for the 2021/22 tax year from your accountant will be required. The statement must be on letter head, have a wet signature, and state your earnings before tax.
Bank Details

Please provide your (the student) bank details clearly below in BLOCK CAPITALS

We also require a copy of your bank statement to verify your account details. This can be a printed document, a screenshot of your online account containing these details or a letter from your bank.

Kidderminster College do not accept responsibility for payments being processed to an incorrect account due to incorrect details being submitted, therefore it is important we receive these verification documents in order for you to receive any potential payments.

We are unable to make payments to building society accounts.

Bank details will be destroyed no later than July 2023.

* Please provide a copy of your bank statement to verify your account details. This can be a printed document, a screenshot of your online account containing these details or a letter from your bank.
Term & Conditions

  • You must use your Nursery Education Grant to cover your timetable, we will only provide funding for the additional hours outside of 15 or 30 free hours childcare grant.

  • Support will be provided to Ofsted registered childcare providers.

  • Kidderminster College cannot provide childcare payments to a relative of either the learner or the child.

  • You must inform Learner Support Funds of any changes, example Timetable change, change of course, withdrawn from course etc.

  • If any additional support is used without authorization, the student will be removed from the fund, and will be required to pay any outstanding fees.

  • Kidderminster College will only pay for childcare sessions according to your timetabled college days and placement. Any sessions used outside of your student timetable will not be paid for by Kidderminster College and you will be invoiced directly by the childcare provider.

  • Childcare is not available during the half term holiday periods, we also do not pay for:

    • Settling in’ sessions

    • Private study time/Library time

    • Revision sessions

    • Catch up sessions

    • Sessions booked outside of the student timetable

    • Breakfast, lunch, dinner charges (unless inclusive of fees)

    • Summer retainer fees.

    • Sessions where a student has failed to attend an exam.

    • Sessions where the student has failed to adhere to the terms and conditions of the Childcare Fund.

  • If you have an exam which falls outside of your timetable and require additional support, your tutor will need to send a confirmation email of your exam details, to bursary@kidderminster.ac.uk . Support will not be authorised until Learner Support Funds have received this email.

  • If you do not achieve satisfactory attendance for two consecutive months you will be issued with a warning letter. Your attendance will be monitored and if no improvement is made, you will no longer be eligible for this support. If you choose to leave your course, or continue to use the childcare whilst absent from college and do not inform Learner Support Funds, we will pay the provider up until the last day of your attendance and you will then be invoiced directly by your provider for any provision used after this date.

  • 4 weeks’ notice is required if you decide to leave your course or require leave for maternity or holidays.

  • If your course finishes earlier than expected you must notify Learner Support Funds and the Childcare Provider immediately and provide the relevant notice period.

  • Kidderminster College will only pay childcare fees if the you adhere to the terms and conditions of the support. You will be liable for any fees that are incurred outside of the terms of support or fees that exceed the weekly allocation, this will be invoiced directly to yourself by the childcare provider.

    • Students enrolled onto a community funded course are not eligible for this bursary. If we identify that the student is enrolled onto a community funded course we will cancel all support and request a refund from the student of any funds that they have received.

    Students and parent(s)/guardian(s) MUST sign the declaration when applying for this bursary, to confirm that the evidence they have provided is correct and complete. Students and parent(s)/guardian(s) should be made aware that giving false or incomplete information that leads to incorrect/overpayment may result in future payments being stopped and any incorrectly paid funds being recovered. They should also be informed that this might result in a referral to the police with the possibility of the student and/or their family facing prosecution.

    It is the responsibility of the student/parent(s)/guardian(s)/partner or spouse to provide the household income evidence required in order to be assessed. The evidence requested enables Kidderminster College to ensure that Learner Support Funds are following the guidelines set by the Department of Education, and therefore any evidence provided is open to audit. In order to comply with funding regulations, Learner Support Funds hold the right to not accept an application until satisfied that the evidence and the household income assessment is accurate. Until the household can provide the evidence requested, the application will not be accepted and support may be delayed.

    Payments are processed in accordance with a payment schedule. Students will not be able to receive funding prior to the date stated on their payment schedule. The financial support is only valid between the course start and end dates. If the student finds that they need to come to college after the course end date, for revision sessions, re-sits etc., our financial support offer does not cover these scenarios and the student will be responsible for any costs associated with attending these sessions.

    Learner Support Funds may withhold financial support if the student does not adhere to the following conditions:

    • Students must achieve satisfactory attendance.

    • Students must maintain a level of good behavior and behave in a way, which respects the needs and aspirations of others to learn, teach and live within the community of the College when using any of the College facilities.

    • All monies or support received must be used for the purpose intended. If the student is unsure of the purpose of support, please ask a Student Adviser.

    • Students must not allow others to access or use any part of their support.

    • Students must only access their meal entitlement via the cashless system on days that they are timetabled

    Students must inform Learner Support Funds of any changes to their course and/or timetable. We need to ensure the correct support is in place i.e. days for travel & meals and equipment. If the student has received course related equipment for the course in which they first enrolled, they may not receive additional course related costs for a secondary enrolment. Course equipment will be required to be returned to the department at the end of study.If your course requires coursework outside of your lessons and you do not have access to a computer/laptop at home- You may be eligible to apply for a laptop from us. This must then be returned at the end of your study.

    In signing the declaration form, Kidderminster College have the student’s consent to provide the travel pass companies with information in order to provide travel support. We offer the most cost-effective method. We are unable to offer travel support based on student preference. A journey planner will be complete on assessment to determine which pass is awarded. If you don’t agree with the travel provided, you have a right to appeal, on the basis there is a medical reason as to why a particular transport cannot be used. The Bursary Fund Manager will contact you with the outcome of your appeal.

    19+ and Advanced Learner Loan students are NOT eligible for a meal entitlement.

    If the student withdraws from their course they must inform Student Services immediately and ensure that they do the following:

    • Refund such sums as may be determined by Learner Support Funds.

    • Return the travel pass to Student Services. If the travel pass is not returned, Learner Support Funds will withhold all Learner Support Funds in future academic years. (Travel passes MUST NOT be sent in the post but returned directly to Student Services.)

    • All items purchased by the Learner Support Funds remain the property of the college and must be returned if learners do not complete their course.

    Learner Support Funds will maintain confidentially of applications.


I agree to the terms and conditions of the Learner Support Funds.

The evidence that I have provided is correct and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I am aware that submission of false or incomplete information which leads to incorrect funding or overpayment may result in future payments being stopped and any incorrect funding being recovered. I am aware that this might result in a referral to the police with the possibility of prosecution.

I understand that any misuse of funds will result in my removal from the Learner Support Funds in this academic year and will not be eligible to apply for support in future academic years.

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