All 3 and 4 year olds can receive up to 15 hours of funded childcare a week, to a maximum of 570 over three claim periods. It is available from the start of the claim period following their third birthday. Providers can offer the entitlement “stretched” where less funded hours are taken over more weeks. Families will no longer be able to claim the entitlement once their child starts in a stated funded reception class or reaches compulsory school age.
Earliest start date for families to claim will be:
| Child has 3rd birthday in | Earliest Start Date | 1st Claim Period |
| January, February, or March | 1 April | Summer |
| April, May, June, July, or August | 1 September | Autumn |
| September, October, November, or December | 1 January | Spring |
Other Funding Streams:Children meeting the criteria, will continue to attract funding for –
- Disability Access Fund (DAF)
- Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP)
- SEN Inclusion Fund (SENIF) or EHCP funding
- Deprivation Supplement