Nursery Education for Depedants - Not free

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Below is a reposnse from HO for a colleague wanting to check if free state education applies for nursery (i.e Child care)

> From: WPCustomers
> <wpcustomers@ind.homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk>
> To: *****************************
> Subject: RE: Education for HSMP dependants
> Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:30:44 +0100
>
> Dear *****************
>
> You would need to pay for nursery education yourself
> as it is not classed as
> compulsory.
>
>
> Yours sincerely
>
> James Birks
> Customer Relations
> Work Permits UK
> 0114 259 4074
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: **********************
> [
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 2:00 PM
> > To: wpcustomers@ind.homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
> > Subject: Education for HSMP dependants
> >
> > Dear Sirs,
> >
> > I came to the UK to work under the Highly Skilled
> > Migrant Programme which, according to the
> guidelines
> > entitles my children up to their mid-teens to have
> > free state education.
> >
> > I've two children, one 3 years 4 months and the
> other
> > 4 and ½ months. Enquiries I've made in nursery
> schools
> > indicate that I'd need to pay some money for their
> > education. Is this the case? Will any payments I
> make
> > be refunded by the state?...
> >
> > I would appreciate some guidance on this as soon
> as
> > possible.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > xxxxxxxx