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15 h Entitlement checklist

Deadlines for 15

Funding2 years oldFOR FAMILIES RECEIVING GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Eligibility criteria

30 h Entitlement checklist

Deadlines for 30 h

Eligibility criteria

15 h Entitlement checklist working fam

Deadlines for 15 h "working fam"

Eligibility criteria

Funding 3 and 4 years old

15 h Entitlement checklist

Deadlines for 15 h

Funding2 years oldFrom Apr 2024 (15h) From Sept 2024 (30h)

Eligibility criteria

Funding9-23 MonthsFrom Sept 2024 (15h) From Sept 2024 (30 h)

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When can my child start? Your child can start in their childcare place the term after they are eligible and have received a valid eligibility code, whichever is later. Term start dates are 1st September 1st January and 1st April.

2-year-olds can also get free childcare if they:

• Are looked after by a local authority

• Have an education, health and care (EHC) plan

• Get Disability Living Allowance

• Have left care under an adoption order, special guardianship order or a child arrangements order

Eligibility Criteria

Your 2-year-old can get free childcare if you live in England and get any of the following benefits:

• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA)
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Universal Credit, and your household income is £15,400 a year or less after tax, not including benefit payments
• The guaranteed element of Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit (or both), and your household income is £16,190 a year or less before tax
• The Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)

When can my child start? From 1 January, 1 April or 1 September following your child's 2nd birthday. Term start dates are 1st September, 1st January and 1st April. Eligibility Criteria for "Working FamiliesYou, and any partner, must:

• each expects to earn (on average) at least £167 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage).

• 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.

• to keep your 15-hour childcare place you need to check your details are up to date every 3 months.

• You can't get 15 hours childcare if you, or your partner: each individually expects to earn £100,000 adjusted net income or more.

Deadlines for 15 hour application

To ensure that your child can receive the 15 hours entitlement, parents must apply and have their codes validated by the Local Authority by the following deadlines:

• 31st March to receive the funding in the Summer
• 31st August to receive the funding in the Autumn
• 31st December to receive the funding in the Spring

Deadlines for 15 hour application

To ensure that your child can receive the 15 hours entitlement, parents must apply and have their codes validated by the Local Authority by the following deadlines:

• 31st March to receive the funding in the Summer
• 31st August to receive the funding in the Autumn
• 31st December to receive the funding in the Spring

15 hours entitlement checklist

1. Set up an online Government Gateway account
2. Complete a parent declaration form provided by us with your 11 digit code for each child accessing the additional hours.
3. Any additional services or hours above entitlement must be agreed for and paid for by you the parent.
4. Parents need to re-confirm eligibility every 3 months with HMRC.
5. If you fall out of eligibility, you will enter a grace period which will enable access to the funded place until that grace period ends.
6. If you are still not eligible after the grace period, then alternative payment for 15 hours must be funded by you, the parent.
7. You can re-apply when you become eligible again and give the code to us.

• When can my child start?
• Your child can start in their childcare place the term after they are eligible and have received a valid eligibility code, whichever is later. Term start dates are 1st September 1st January and 1st April.
• Eligibility Criteria for "Working Families

You, and any partner, must :

• each expects to earn (on average) at least £167 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage).

• 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.
• to keep your 15 hours childcare place you need to check your details are up to date every 3 months

• You can't get 15 hours childcare if you, or your partner:
• each individual expects to earn £100,000 adjusted net income or more.

• 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.

• To keep your additional 15 hours childcare place you need to check your details are up to date every 3 months.

• You can't get 30 hours childcare if you, or your partner each individually expect to earn £100,000 adjusted net income or more.

Criteria for "working families" 30 h funding

• Currently, all children in England aged 3- 4 years old are entitled to receive 15 hours free childcare from 1st September, 1st January or 1st April following their third birthday.

• This is known as the Universal Entitlement.( everybody can have it as long as the child turns into 3 years old

When can my child start 15 hours funding

Deadlines for 30 hour application

• To ensure that your child can receive the additional 15 hours entitlement, parents must apply and have their codes validated by the Local Authority by the following deadlines:
• 31st March to receive the funding in the Summer
• 31st August to receive the funding in the Autumn
• 31st December to receive the funding in the Spring

• When can my child start?
• Your child can start in their childcare place the term after they are eligible and have received a valid eligibility code, whichever is later. Term start dates are 1st September 1st January and 1st April.
• Eligibility Criteria for "Working Families

You, and any partner, must :

• each expects to earn (on average) at least £167 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage).

• 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.
• to keep your 15 hours childcare place you need to check your details are up to date every 3 months

• You can't get 15 hours childcare if you, or your partner:
• each individual expects to earn £100,000 adjusted net income or more.

• When can my child start?
• Your child can start in their childcare place the term after they are eligible and have received a valid eligibility code, whichever is later. Term start dates are 1st September 1st January and 1st April.
• Eligibility Criteria for "Working Families

You, and any partner, must :

• each expects to earn (on average) at least £167 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage).

• 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.
• to keep your 15 hours childcare place you need to check your details are up to date every 3 months

• You can't get 15 hours childcare if you, or your partner:
• each individual expects to earn £100,000 adjusted net income or more.

Deadlines for 15 hour application

To ensure that your child can receive the 15 hours entitlement, parents must apply and have their codes validated by the Local Authority by the following deadlines:

• 31st March to receive the funding in the Summer
• 31st August to receive the funding in the Autumn
• 31st December to receive the funding in the Spring

15 hours entitlement checklist

1. Set up an online Government Gateway account
2. Complete a parent declaration form provided by us with your 11 digit code for each child accessing the additional hours.
3. Any additional services or hours above entitlement must be agreed for and paid for by you the parent.
4. Parents need to re-confirm eligibility every 3 months with HMRC.
5. If you fall out of eligibility, you will enter a grace period which will enable access to the funded place until that grace period ends.
6. If you are still not eligible after the grace period, then alternative payment for 15 hours must be funded by you, the parent.
7. You can re-apply when you become eligible again and give the code to us.

When can my child start? From 1 January, 1 April or 1 September following your child's 2nd birthday. Term start dates are 1st September, 1st January and 1st April. Eligibility Criteria for "Working FamiliesYou, and any partner, must:

• each expects to earn (on average) at least £167 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage).

• 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.

• to keep your 15-hour childcare place you need to check your details are up to date every 3 months.

• You can't get 15 hours childcare if you, or your partner: each individually expects to earn £100,000 adjusted net income or more.

• When can my child start?
• Your child can start in their childcare place the term after they are eligible and have received a valid eligibility code, whichever is later. Term start dates are 1st September 1st January and 1st April.
• Eligibility Criteria for "Working Families

You, and any partner, must :

• each expects to earn (on average) at least £167 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage).

• 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.
• to keep your 15 hours childcare place you need to check your details are up to date every 3 months

• You can't get 15 hours childcare if you, or your partner:
• each individual expects to earn £100,000 adjusted net income or more.

• When can my child start?
• Your child can start in their childcare place the term after they are eligible and have received a valid eligibility code, whichever is later. Term start dates are 1st September 1st January and 1st April.
• Eligibility Criteria for "Working Families

You, and any partner, must :

• each expects to earn (on average) at least £167 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage).

• 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.
• to keep your 15 hours childcare place you need to check your details are up to date every 3 months

• You can't get 15 hours childcare if you, or your partner:
• each individual expects to earn £100,000 adjusted net income or more.

15 hours entitlement checklist

1. Set up an online Government Gateway account
2. Complete a parent declaration form provided by us with your 11 digit code for each child accessing the additional hours.
3. Any additional services or hours above entitlement must be agreed for and paid for by you the parent.
4. Parents need to re-confirm eligibility every 3 months with HMRC.
5. If you fall out of eligibility, you will enter a grace period which will enable access to the funded place until that grace period ends.
6. If you are still not eligible after the grace period, then alternative payment for 15 hours must be funded by you, the parent.
7. You can re-apply when you become eligible again and give the code to us.

• When can my child start?
• Your child can start in their childcare place the term after they are eligible and have received a valid eligibility code, whichever is later. Term start dates are 1st September 1st January and 1st April.
• Eligibility Criteria for "Working Families

You, and any partner, must :

• each expects to earn (on average) at least £167 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage).

• 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.
• to keep your 15 hours childcare place you need to check your details are up to date every 3 months

• You can't get 15 hours childcare if you, or your partner:
• each individual expects to earn £100,000 adjusted net income or more.

• When can my child start?
• Your child can start in their childcare place the term after they are eligible and have received a valid eligibility code, whichever is later. Term start dates are 1st September 1st January and 1st April.
• Eligibility Criteria for "Working Families

You, and any partner, must :

• each expects to earn (on average) at least £167 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage).

• 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.
• to keep your 15 hours childcare place you need to check your details are up to date every 3 months

• You can't get 15 hours childcare if you, or your partner:
• each individual expects to earn £100,000 adjusted net income or more.

When can my child start? From 1 January, 1 April or 1 September following your child's 2nd birthday. Term start dates are 1st September, 1st January and 1st April. Eligibility Criteria for "Working FamiliesYou, and any partner, must:

• each expects to earn (on average) at least £167 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage).

• 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.

• to keep your 15-hour childcare place you need to check your details are up to date every 3 months.

• You can't get 15 hours childcare if you, or your partner: each individually expects to earn £100,000 adjusted net income or more.

15 hours entitlement checklist

1. Set up an online Government Gateway account
2. Complete a parent declaration form provided by us with your 11 digit code for each child accessing the additional hours.
3. Any additional services or hours above entitlement must be agreed for and paid for by you the parent.
4. Parents need to re-confirm eligibility every 3 months with HMRC.
5. If you fall out of eligibility, you will enter a grace period which will enable access to the funded place until that grace period ends.
6. If you are still not eligible after the grace period, then alternative payment for 15 hours must be funded by you, the parent.
7. You can re-apply when you become eligible again and give the code to us.