Students who require childcare provision to allow them to attend college can apply to the Childcare Fund for support. The fund can only cover formal, registered childcare costs for the days students are timetabled to attend college and course placement days. The maximum allowance that will be paid for any one student is £7,000. The maximum allowance is not per child.
Only those students who qualify for bursary support at FE level and students’ at HE level who qualify for funding from SAAS/SLC can apply to the Childcare Fund for support.
Important Information
- Receiving an invitation email to apply for Childcare Funds does not guarantee you will qualify for the fund and only those students awarded will have their nursery place confirmed at WCS therefore it is imperative you do not delay in making your application.
- All payment of Childcare Funds to external providers’ are made direct to their stated bank account every fortnight in arrears.
Funding is an allowance requiring satisfactory attendance, conduct and full engagement on your course in each week. The expectation is that you will attend all your timetabled classes and use where necessary the procedure to cover any absences you may have had. Unsatisfactory reports will result in non-payment of funds for the period reviewed. Part payment for part engagement of any week will not be made. All childcare provision agreements are between the student and the provider therefore any outstanding balances due to non-attendance or non-eligibility will be the responsibility of the student concerned and not WCS.