Free Childcare options for families
If you would like to add your child to our waiting list, please click on the button above, fill in the form and a member of our team will be in touch. We look forward to welcoming you.
Qualifying for free Childcare
Working Families
You are eligible for free childcare from 2 years old,
if you meet receive any of the following:
You earn or expect to earn the equivalent to 16 hours at National Minimum or Living Wage over the coming three months. (This equates to £120 a week (or c.£6,000 a year) for each parent over 25 years old or £112.80 a week (or c.£5,800 a year) for each parent between 21 and 24 years old).
This applies whether you are in paid employment,
self-employed or on zero hours contract.The parent (and their partner where applicable) are seeking the free childcare to enable them to work.
Where one or both parents are on maternity, paternity, shared parental or adoption leave, or if they are on statutory sick leave.
You will NOT receive 30 free hours if:
Either parent has an income of more than £100,000.
Either parent is a non-EEA national and subject to immigration control (and has no recourse to public funds)
Families with Additional Needs
You are eligible for free childcare from 2 years old,
if you meet receive any of the following:
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Universal Credit
Tax credits and you have an annual income of under £16,190 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)
OR if your child
is looked after by a council
has a current statement or (SEN) or (EHC) plan
recieves Disability Living Allowance
has left care under a special guardianship order, child arrangement or adoption order