Eligible working parents of three and four year olds will be able to claim 30 hours of free childcare from September 2017. Parents of children who will be 3 on 31 August can apply now.
As a guide, your child could get free transport to school if they attend the nearest suitable school (measured by walking distance, not in a straight line) and the distance from home is:
2 miles or more if your child is under 8 years old
3 miles or more if they are aged 8 to 16
If you get
Your child may be able to get free transport to school, depending on how far the walk is. There is also support for families on low incomes.
This guide is a summary of the county council's school transport policies. It is intended to act as a guide for parents and is not a definitive statement
If your child has an an education, health and care (EHC) plan please go to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) page to apply for SEND transport assistance.
For all other applications:
Apply for free home to school transport assistance
Please only apply once your child has received
If you get the maximum amount of Working Tax Credit or your children are entitled to free school meals, they could get free school transport if they:
Attend a school other than the nearest secondary school on the grounds of religion or belief if the school attended is the nearest of your religion
You can only apply to claim free school meals If your child is attends a maintained nursery school or class. To be eligible they must attend for a full day and must you get one of the qualifying benefits.
Children attending a private nursery are not entitled to free school meals.
Maintained nursery
In certain exceptional circumstances refunds can be claimed to cover costs of travel/fares paid while waiting for a travelpass, normally where the delay is caused by the council.
If you feel this applies to your circumstances, please contact us and we will send you a claim form to complete.
Please only apply once your child has received their school offer.
We recommend that you apply for your child’s travel pass in plenty of time before it is needed. If you don’t, you may have to pay your child’s travel fares and we may not be able to refund this money. We will only refund any travel
If you lose your travel pass please check with the bus operator to see if the pass has been found on the bus. You can find the bus operator contact details on the timetable information for your school.
Damaged, mutilated or misused travel passes will not be accepted for travel and may be