Early Years Funding has to be claimed by childcare providers on-line via our funding system.
If you would like to claim funding, please send us a request via email and we will add you to our system. Contact details are included on this page.
To get you started, please read our funding guide for a detailed breakdown of:
Please note it will take around two weeks to set you up on the system. We also do not backdate funding so please contact us in good time.
Within the system you will be able to:
For more information on the upcoming changes to entitlement, please see the Childcare Choices website.
| Entitlement | Child's age |
|---|---|
| 15 hours for eligible working parents | from 9 months to 2 years |
| 15 hours for eligible working parents | 2 years old |
| 15 hours | disadvantaged 2-year-olds |
| universal 15 hours | all 3 and 4 year olds |
| the additional 15 hours entitlement for eligible working parents (up to 30 hours a week) | 3 and 4 year olds |
Apart from the universal 3 and 4 year old hours, a child must have a code to claim any of the hours listed. This could be a working parent code or a vulnerable 2 year old code.
The funding is for the funding period from when the child turns 9 months old, 2 years old, or 3 years old.
In September 2025, 9 month old funding and 2 year old funding will extend to 30 hours.