Funded childcare for eligible 2 year olds
What is this for?
Your 2-year-old can get funded childcare if you live in England and get one of the following benefits:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Universal Credit, and your household income is £15,400 a year or less after tax, not including benefit payments
- Child tax credits, and your household income is £16,190 a year or less before tax
- The guaranteed element of Pension Credit
- The Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
2-year-olds can also get funded childcare if they:
- Are looked after by a local authority
- Have an education, health and care (EHC) plan
- Get Disability Living Allowance
- Have left care under an adoption order, special guardianship order or a child arrangements order
If you’re a non-EEA citizen who cannot claim benefits
If your immigration status says you have ‘no recourse to public funds’ (NRPF), you may be able to get funded childcare for your 2-year-old if you have less than £16,000 in savings or investments and your household income is no more than:
- £26,500 for families with one child or
- £30,600 for families with two or more children
To support your application, we require evidence of your income and savings in the form of three months’ worth of bank statements for yourself and your partner for all accounts you both hold*. After you have completed your application, please send your statements to: 2yearoldfunding@doncaster.gov.uk
15 hours funded childcare for eligible 2 year olds (for families who have NRPF)
When should I see if my child is eligible?
| If your child's 2nd birthday is on or between: | Earliest date you can see if your eligible from: |
| 1 January - 31 March | beginning of January |
| 1 April - 31 August | beginning of April |
| 1 September - 31 December | beginning of September |
Please do not make an application prior to the earliest date shown above.
What is it going to cost?
Free
What we need from you
Please complete the form by selecting Do it Now and supply any supporting documentation which is requested within the form to 2yearoldfunding@doncaster.gov.uk
What you should expect from us
If you are successful you will receive an eligibility letter with a reference number to take to your chosen childcare provider.