Early Learning for 2-year-olds (15 hours)

• The term after they turn 2 years old.
• You need to apply and get a code.
• This funding covers 38 weeks a year (school term time).
• If you use less than 15 hours per week, you might get funding for more weeks.

• 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
• Universal Credit and not working
• the guaranteed element of Pension Credit

• an Education, Health and Care plan (EHCP)
• or receives Disability Living Allowance (DLA).

• is looked after by the local authority
• left care under a special guardianship order
• has a child arrangement order
• has an adoption order

• you are waiting for a decision for your asylum claim
• you have ‘leave to remain’ (temporary immigration status) with the NRPF condition on grounds of family or private life
• you have the right to live in the UK because you are the main carer of a British citizen known as a Zambrano Carer.

• meals or snacks
  
• other consumables (like nappies or sun cream),
  
• extra hours or activities (like trips).