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Funded Places

If you live and work in England you may be entitled to 30 hours funded childcare support from the term after your child turns 9 months old, until they start school. 

You can usually get funded childcare for working parents if you (and your partner, if you have one) are:

  • In work or starting a new job

  • On sick leave or annual leave

  • On shared parental, maternity, paternity or adoption leave

If you are not eligible for the working parent offer you will still receive the 15 hour entitlement for all 3 and 4 year olds from the term after your child turns 3 until they start school, irrespective of your income level, benefit status, or family circumstances.

Funded Early Learning for 2 Year Olds

This is funding for childcare sessions for 15 hours per week, 38 weeks of the year from the term after their 2nd birthday and is available to families who are accessing certain benefits and meet the relevant criteria. It is not an entitlement for every 2 year old.

Funded Early Learning for 3 and 4 Year Olds

(Nursery Education Funding)

All 3 and 4 year olds in England already receive 15 hours a week (or 570 hours a year) of free yearly education. If their parents are living and working in England, 3 and 4 year olds may be entitled to 30 hours free childcare. An extra 570 hours of free childcare a year - 1140 hours in total. 30 hours of free childcare is available from September 2017 onward.

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