Funded Places

At Mickley we offer places for 2, 3 and 4 year olds who are entitled to free childcare funding from the Government. As a School Nursery setting we are open 38 weeks of the year.

2 Year Olds

Full information can be found here

Your 2 year old can get 15 hours of free childcare per week if you live in England and you or your child get extra support.

You’ll be eligible if you get any of the following extra support:

  • you get Universal Credit, and your household income is £15,400 a year or less after tax (not including benefit payments)
  • you get Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) or income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
  • you get the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
  • your child has an education, health and care (EHC) plan, also known as an EHCP
  • your child gets Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
  • your child has left care under an adoption order, special guardianship order or a child arrangements order

A child is also eligible if they’re in care.

If you’re a non-UK citizen who cannot claim benefits:

If your immigration status says you cannot claim benefits you may still get free childcare for your 2 year old.

Your household income after tax must be no more than:

  • £26,500 for families outside of London with one child
  • £34,500 for families within London with one child
  • £30,600 for families outside of London with two or more children
  • £38,600 for families within London with two or more children

You cannot have more than £16,000 in savings or investments.

If you’re working:

If you get extra support and you work, you may qualify for an extra 15 hours of free childcare. Find out more about Free Childcare for Working Parents.

If you qualify for both schemes, you should apply for this one first.

If your child is 2 to 3 years old and you get extra support:

You can get 30 hours of free childcare through 2 separate schemes if both of the following apply:

You’ll get:

  • 15 hours per week if you or your child get extra support (you’ll continue to get these hours even if you are no longer eligible for Free Childcare for Working Parents)
  • 15 hours per week through Free Childcare for Working Parents

You’ll get these 30 hours for 38 weeks of the year.

To apply, you need to speak to the early years team or Family Information Service at your local council.

What counts as extra support

You’re classed as getting extra support if any of the following apply:

  • you get Universal Credit, and your household income is £15,400 a year or less after tax, not including benefit payments
  • your child has an Education and Health Care plan
  • your child gets Disability Living Allowance
  • your child has left care under an adoption order, special guardianship order or a child arrangements order

Things you may have to pay for:

Your childcare provider might ask you to pay for things like:

  • food
  • nappies
  • extra hours
  • activities or trips

These must be optional extras. If you do not want to pay for them, your provider should agree on an alternative with you.

You can still get the free childcare if you do not pay for any optional extras.

When to apply:

You can apply close to the date of your child’s 2nd birthday.

When you can get your hours from will depend on when in the year your child turns 2 years old.

When your child turns 2 years old When you can apply from When you can get your hours from
Between 1 September and 31 December 1 September 1 January the following year
Between 1 January and 31 March 1 January 1 April the same year
Between 1 April and 31 August 1 April 1 September the same year

How to apply:

To apply, you need to contact the early years team or Family Information Service at your local council.

Full information here

Other help you may be able to get:

If you are not eligible for this support, you may be able to get: