EYEE Funding
Funding for 2 year olds
Some families with 2 year old children are eligible for free early years education. To qualify for the funding you must receive one of the following:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Support through part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act
- The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
- The Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you receive when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
- Working Tax Credit/Child Tax Credit/Universal Credit and have a household income of £16,190 a year or less
Children are also entitled to a place if:
- They’re looked after by a local council
- They have a statement of special education needs (SEND) or an education health and care plan
- They get Disability Living Allowance
- They have at some point been in care under a special guardianship order, child arrangements order or adoption order
If your child is eligible you can start claiming the term after they turn 2. The date you can claim will depend on when their birthday is:
Child’s birthday
When you can claim
1st January – 31st March
The beginning of term on or after 1st April (usually after Easter)
1st April – 31st August
The beginning of term on or after 1st September
1st September – 31st December
The beginning of term on or after 1st January
For further information on 2 year old funding, please use this link:
admissions.eastsussex.gov.uk/Enrol/Website/default.aspx
Funding for 3-4 year olds
All 3 and 4 year olds are entitled to 15 hours of free education a week for 38 weeks of the year (term time).
You can start claiming the term after your child turns three.
Child’s birthday
When you can claim
1st January – 31st March
The beginning of term on or after 1st April (usually after Easter)
1st April – 31st August
The beginning of term on or after 1st September
1st September – 31st December
The beginning of term on or after 1st January
For example, if you child was born on 12th February then they become eligible the term after they turn three (from 1st April).
The government has increased the number of free hours available to working families from 15 to 30. For more information see:
www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-and-education-for-2-to-4-year-olds
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