2 Year funding
30 Hours from 9 Months
Shaping Futures Day Nurseries are approved providers and can offer free childcare to eligible 2 year old children. The funding can start from the term after their 2nd Birthday.
For your child to be eligible for the Free 2-year-old childcare they need to reside in England and meet one of the following criteria:
- Income Support
- income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Universal Credit – if you and your partner have a combined income from
work of £15,400 or less a year, after tax credits and you have an income of
£16,190 or less a year, before tax - the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
- support through part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act
- the Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop
qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
It may also be possible to receive free 2 year childcare, if any of the following apply:
- they’re looked after by a local council
- they have a current statement of special education needs (SEN) or an
education, health and care (EHC) plan - they get Disability Living Allowance
- they’ve left care under a special guardianship order; child arrangements
order or adoption order
To see if your family are eligible to claim these hours, please visit the government checker which is now live at: