Are you entitled to 15 or 30 hours free childcare?
There are some changes happening with the 15- and 30-hour government funded childcare.
Families with children aged between nine months and two-years-olds aren’t currently eligible for any funded hours, however, the government has announced that:
From April 2024, working parents of 2-year-old’s who are eligible will be able to access 15 hours childcare support.
From September 2025, all eligible working parents of children aged nine months up to three-years-old will able to access funding for 30 hours per week of education and care for 38 weeks of the year .
1st Place nurseries offer funded places at all of our nurseries, read our fee structure here.
Find out more here: The 'free childcare' offers: what parents and carers need to know
Find out if you’re eligible here: need-know https://www.gov.uk/check-eligible-free-childcare-if-youre-working
The Early Years Alliance have also put together a handy guide about the upcoming changes: https://www.eyalliance.org.uk/free-childcare-offers-what-parents-and-carers-need-know