Application for 2-year-old funding

Qualifying ages:

Child's date of birth

• If your child was born between 1 January to 31 March you can check your eligibility for funding from 1 December and your child will be able to access a place from 1 April.
   
• If your child was born between 1 April to 31 August you can check your eligibility for funding from 1 March and your child will be able to access a place from 1 September, after their second birthday.
   
• If your child was born between 1 September to 31 December, you can check your eligibility for funding from 1 August and your child will be able to access a place from 1 January, after their second birthday.

Eligibility:

The parent or carer of the child requiring funding, should be able to provide evidence of being in receipt of one of the following:

• Income support
• Income-based Job Seekers Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The Guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit and/or Working Tax Credit and have an annual income under £16,190 assessed by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
• The Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
• Universal Credit, and your household income is £15,400 a year or less after tax, not including benefit payments
• Child is looked after by the local authority
• Disability Living Allowance for the two year old