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Free Healthy Nursery Meals

Funding

FHNM is funded at (i) £1.75 per meal in school based nursery classes, or (ii) £3.50 per meal in maintained nurseries. The number of meals per child is calculated based on their funded hours, as follows:

For school based nursery classes:
• If a child is eligible for 30 hours of funding, the school will be funded £8.75 a week (equivalent of 5 meals per week)
• If a child is eligible for 15 hours of funding, the school will be funded £5.25 a week (equivalent of 3 meals per week)
For maintained nurseries:
• If a child is eligible for 30 hours of funding, the school will be funded £17.50 a week (equivalent of 5 meals per week)
• If a child is eligible for 15 hours of funding, the school will be funded £10.50 a week (equivalent of 3 meals per week)

Two payments will be made per financial year; one in the summer term and one in the autumn term, and will be based on the most recent January census.

As with the Free Healthy School Meals programme, a 91% attendance rule is applied to the funding. This is based on average sickness, absences and those who choose to opt out.