Enrol your child in Nursery and Childcare

All children aged 3 or 4 are entitled to funded Early Learning and Childcare until they start school.

Eligibility for 2-year-olds

Children aged 2 or over who are looked after, in kinship care, or under a guardianship order are eligible for funded Early Learning and Childcare (ELC).

Some 2-year-olds can get funded Early Learning and Childcare if their parent or carer receives certain benefits or if the child is care-experienced.

They may be eligible for funded ELC if you are a care-experienced parent or receive one of the following:

• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Child Tax Credit (but not Working Tax Credit) with income below £19,995
• Child and Working Tax Credit with income below £9,552
• Universal Credit with earned income below £796 per month
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance
• Pension Credit

Apply for 2-year-old funding