Funding for under 1s

From September 2024

Up to 15 hours funding is available for eligible working families in England with a child between 9 and 23 months old:

• Each parent must earn at least the equivalent of 16 hours/week at national minimum wage but under £100,000 adjusted net income per year
• Your child must be between 9 and 23 months old
• 15 hours of childcare or early education is for 38 weeks
• It is a total of 570 hours per year, that you can use flexibly with one or more childcare providers

Information on eligibility and how to apply is on the Childcare Choices website.

From September 2025

• Each parent must be earning at least the equivalent of 16 hours/week at national minimum wage but under £100,000 adjusted net income/year
• Your child must be between 9 months and 4 years old
• 30 hours of childcare or early education is for 38 weeks
• It is a total of 1,140 hours per year, that you can use flexibly with one or more childcare providers

Information on eligibility and how to apply is on the Childcare Choices Website.