If you are a working parent(s)
Your 2-year-old can get 15 hours of free childcare per week (from April 2024) if you live in England and meet the following criteria:
- You, and any partner, must each expect to earn (on average) at least £167 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage)
- If you, or your partner, are on maternity, paternity or adoption leave, or you're unable to work because you are disabled or have caring responsibilities, you could still be eligible
- You can't get either 15 or 30 hours childcare if you, or your partner, each individually expect to earn £100,000 adjusted net income or more.
For more information and how to apply, please visit www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Please remember you willl need to renew your code every 3 months to continue claiming the funding.