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Funded early education for 2-year-olds

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  1. You are here: Funded early education for 2-year-olds
  2. If you are on benefits and/or low income
  3. If you are a working parent(s)
  4. If your child has additional needs
  5. If the child is in care or has left care
  6. If you have no recourse to public funds

You may be eligible to 570 hours of funded early education or childcare per year for your 2 year old if you meet the criteria. That's 15 hours per week over 38 weeks.

The funding starts from the term after your child’s 2nd birthday:

A child born in… Can access their funded place from…
1st April to 31st August Autumn school term (September)
1st September to 31st December Spring school term (January)
1st January to 31st March Summer school term (April)
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