Information about childcare provision can be obtained from the Coventry Children's Information Service, telephone 024 7683 4373 or visit their website at www.childcarelink.gov.uk.

Once you have been allocated a place you can apply for the Learner Support Fund or CareTo Learn. Advisors in Student Services can inform you on which one to claim for and fees if you are a paying parent.

Help with the cost of childcare

Care to Learn

If you are under 19, Care to Learn will finance your childcare costs up to £155 per child per week.

For more information contact Student Services or go to
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/caretolearn/indexflash.shtml

Learner Support Fund

If you are over 19 and eligible for help from the Learner Support Fund, the College can meet your childcare costs up to £130 per child per week. Support is available for all Ofsted registered childcare provision. We will only pay childcare costs for the times that you are in college.

To find out more about our childcare support contact Student Services on 024 7679 1561.

How to apply for the Learner Support Fund

To apply, you will need to complete both the Learner Support Fund application form, and the childcare application form. Once you have completed both forms, provided the specified evidence, and given us a copy of your children(s) birth certificate(s), a decision can be made about your funding.

Eligibility of childcare providers

The Learner Support Fund will only make payments to childcare providers who hold a current Ofsted Certificate of Registration for daycare. All payments are made directly to the childcare provider, monthly in arrears.

Change of circumstances: problems

If, for any reason, your timetable changes, or if you enrol on an additional course please contact:

Student Services
Swanswell South
Tel: 024 7679 1626

If you do have any problems, please contact Student Services: we can only help if you talk to us!

Other things you need to know

Once your application for funding has been assessed by the Learner Support Fund panel, you will receive a letter at your home address to let you know what their decision is. If you have been successful in your application for funding, Student Services will liaise directly with your childcare provider, and make payments directly to them.

Once your application to the LSF has been agreed your attendance will be monitored on a monthly basis.

If you fail to attend at least 80% of your courses in any one month, your childcare funding may be reduced in line with your attendance. If it carries on, we will give the childcare provider notice of our intention to cease payments.