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Funding information

Early Years Entitlement Funding for eligible 2 year olds

2 year old funding entitles an eligible child to up to 15 hours of free childcare and early learning each week. The scheme helps improve children’s learning and development, gives them the opportunity to make new friends, learn through play and have lots of fun. Your child is eligible if your family is receiving certain benefits, has a household income under £16,190, or if your child has a disability, special educational need, is adopted or placed under a residency order.

Free childcare places start the term after your child’s second birthday, so don’t miss out. To find out more or to check if your child is eligible please visit:

www.devon.gov.uk/twoyearoldfunding or call 0345 155 1013.

Early Years Entitlement Funding for 3 and 4 year olds

15 hours free childcare – The term after your child is three they are eligible for Government funding for up to 570 hours childcare per year. They can attend for 15 hours per week, 38 weeks of the year or stretch their funding for 11 hours per week, 49 weeks of the year.

30 hours free childcare

You may be able to get up to 30 hours free childcare (1140 hours per year) which can be taken as 30 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year or stretch their funding to 23 hours per week, 49 weeks of the year.

Please visit https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ for more information and see if you are eligible.

Tax Free Childcare

Tax Free Childcare is a new online Government service which will be available to around 2 million households to help with the cost of childcare, enabling more parents to go out to work, if they want to, to provide greater security for their families. For every £8 a parent pays into their Childcare Account, the Government will add an extra £2 to their Childcare Account. Parents can then use that money to pay their Childcare provider.