Offering parents their free entitlement over 50 weeks rather than the termly 38 weeks is proving a success for Bristol-based Mama Bear's Day Nursery.
Traditionally, the funding is offered for 15 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year, but Mama Bear's is also offering the option of 12 hours a week for 50 weeks of the year. This works as to three four-hour sessions a week, rather than three lots of five hours.
Bev Driffield, the chain's director (pictured with her husband Tony), says, 'It means parents can spread the funding out across the year, making childcare slightly easier financially, and it's also great for the children who gain from consistent care and don't have to settle back in to nursery life after longer holiday periods.'
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