Funded places
All children aged 3 or 4 are entitled to funded Early Learning and Childcare until they start school.
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
- Universal Credit with earned income below £995 per month
- Incapacity Benefit
- Severe Disablement Allowance
- State Pension Credit
- Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Support for Asylum Seekers)