Sustainability Funding This is Central Government funding to support registered childminders.

The Grant is worth: 80% of a childminder's usual childminding fees – for one child - (up to a maximum of £100 a week for a maximum 5 week period).

The Norfolk Early Years Development and Childcare Team administers the funding and will award the funding to any registered childminder, as long as they:

• have one unfilled vacancy for more than 2 weeks
• have not claimed the Grant more than twice in any one 12 month period

If you are a Registered Childminder, you meet the above criteria and you live and work in one of the above wards, you can apply for the Childminder Sustainability Funding. To apply, call Early Years Development Childcare Team on 01603 22 25 21

Please Note: The Sustainability Funding ceases 31st March 2006