Free Childcare Places

from TWO years old:

Families with additional needs - up to 15 Hours Free Childcare

Working Families (from September 2025) - up to 30 Hours Free Childcare

from THREE years old:

All parents receive 15 free hours childcare.

Families with Additional Needs

You are eligible for free childcare from 2 years old,
if you meet receive any of the following:

  • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)

  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

  • Universal Credit

  • Tax credits and you have an annual income of under £16,190 before tax

  • The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit

  • Support through part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act

  • The Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)

    OR if your child

  • is looked after by a council

  • has a current statement or (SEN) or (EHC) plan

  • recieves Disability Living Allowance

  • has left care under a special guardianship order, child arrangement or adoption order

Working Families

You are eligible for free childcare from 2 years old, if you meet receive any of the following criteria:

You earn or expect to earn the equivalent to 16 hours at National Minimum or Living Wage over the coming three months. (This equates to £120 a week (or c.£6,000 a year) for each parent over 25 years old or £112.80 a week (or c.£5,800 a year) for each parent between 21 and 24 years old).

  • This applies whether you are in paid employment,
    self-employed or on zero hours contract.

  • The parent (and their partner where applicable) are seeking the free childcare to enable them to work.

  • Where one or both parents are on maternity, paternity, shared parental or adoption leave, or if they are on statutory sick leave.

    You will NOT receive 30 free hours if:

  • Either parent has an income of more than £100,000.

  • Either parent is a non-EEA national and subject to immigration control (and has no recourse to public funds)

For further information about any of the childcare options and to reserve a place for your child, please contact the office on 01332 341636.

For more information about Childcare options please click here to be taken to the Childcare Choices website.