Your two-year-old can get 15 hours funded early learning if you live in England and get any 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
- the guaranteed element of Pension Credit.
Your benefits will not be affected if you take up the early learning for two-year-olds offer.
Two-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 and your partner (if you have one) are working, you may also be eligible for an additional 15 hours under the working parent entitlement. If you’re a working parent and you’re not eligible for early learning for two-year-olds, you may still be eligible for 30 hours under the working parent entitlement.
Non-UK citizens
If you’re a non-UK citizen who cannot claim benefits and your immigration status says you have ‘no recourse to public funds’, you may still get free childcare for your two-year-old. You must live in England and your household income after tax must be no more than:
- £26,500 for families outside of London with one child
- £30,600 for families outside of London with two or more children.
You cannot have more than £16,000 in savings or investments.
How to apply
Apply online for 2Help early learning for two-year-olds.
By applying online, you automatically give permission for a check to be performed with the Eligibility Checking Service (ECS), agreeing that the service can share your information with the local authority and Department for Education.
Need help with your application?
View the step-by-step guide for parents and carers (PDF, 959KB) that demonstrates how to complete an online application for two-year-old funding.
If you require help or more information, please email the Early Years Entitlements Team - 2help@warwickshire.gov.uk
Complete a childcare search of Ofsted registered providers in Warwickshire
If you are unable to complete the two-year-old funding application on your own device, please note all Warwickshire County Council Libraries have computers with internet that are bookable in advance online, by phone or ask in the library.
If you have your own device but no access to the internet, you can get free Wi-Fi access on your laptop and mobile device at all Warwickshire County Council managed libraries.
Libraries also provide IT support sessions and access to free online courses.
View You Can Online to find out how to access digital support at Warwickshire Libraries.