GOVERNMENT FREE EARLY ENTITLEMENT FOR 2 YEAR OLDS
Criteria for eligibility for 15 hours of childcare per week for 38 weeks per year.
There is a certain criteria you will need to meet in order to receive the free hours for 2 year olds:
*Families in receipt of non-working benefits
Families with a total household income of less than £16,190.
This will be recorded in your awards notice
*Children receiving Disability Living Allowance
Children with a statement of SEN or an Education, Health
and Care plan
*Support under Part VI of the Immigration and
Asylum Act 1999
*Children looked after by the local authority or left care through
a special guardianship, adoption or residence order.
GOVERNMENT FREE EARLY ENTITLEMENT FOR 3 AND 4 YEAR OLDS
Criteria for eligibility
*Every 3 and 4 year old is entitled to 15 hours of childcare per week.
*This is available for 38 weeks of every year and can be spread over 50 weeks to make best use of the entitlement.
30 HOUR FREE CHILDCARE FOR 3 AND 4 YEAR OLDS
*Each parents or the sole parent in a single parent family will need to work a minimum 16 hours per week.
*Each parent must not earn in excess of £100,000 p.a
*Childcare is covered under the entitlement for 38 weeks of the year but can be spread over 50 weeks.