Free childcare and education for 2 to 4-year-olds: All 3 to 4-year-olds in England can get 570 hours of free early education or childcare per year. This is usually taken as 15 hours each week for 38 weeks of the year. Some 2-year-olds are also eligible.

3 to 4-year-olds: You can start claiming free childcare after your child turns 3. The date you can claim will depend on when their birthday is, you can split your funding over two preschool but must do at least 3 hours with one, all that you need to do is fill in a termly form supplied by us. Please contact us for further details.