2 Year Old Eligibility Check for Disadvantaged Families

You will be required to create an account to apply.


In order to check that your 2 year old child qualifies for funded childcare, you will need to set up an account.
Please have ready:

  1. Your email address (you will need access to your emails)
  2. Your National Insurance Number or National Asylum Seeker Number
  3. Your date of birth
  4. Your child’s date of birth

If you would like help creating or using your account watch the video below:

Disadvantaged Families - how to make an application




Click here to apply or if you already have a Parent Portal account use the 'Sign In' link which can be found on the upper right side of this page.

Additional information

If you wish to apply for 2 year funding because your child is in receipt of -

  • Disability Living Allowance
  • or has an Education Health and Care Plan

please upload the proof of this in the Document Upload area when making your application – a copy of the award letter showing eligibility for DLA clearly showing your child’s name and reference number or documentation to show your child has an EHC Plan.

If you wish to apply for 2 year funding because your child is a looked after child, either fostered or adopted, please upload proof of this in the Document Upload area when making your application – documentation showing that the child is fostered or the adoption certificate.

If you wish to apply because your family has no recourse to public funds, please contact child.care@croydon.gov.uk in the first instance so we can give you further help and information on how to apply.


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