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Government Funded hours
LEYF offers places for the full range of Government funded childcare support, subject to eligibility and availability at your chosen setting.
To check your eligibility and read more about the schemes, please visit: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
To check for availability at our settings, please contact our Customer Services team at customerservices@leyf.org.uk.
30 hours childcare for eligible working families in England
From September 2025, Working parents can access up to 30hrs free childcare per week from the term following their child turning 9 months old. This is subject to the submission of a valid eligibility code. To apply for a code, please visit the Government website: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/15-and-30-hours-childcare-support
For Summer term 2025, if you applied for your code before 31st March 2025, you may qualify for 15 hrs of funding.
Eligibility codes must be applied for before the beginning of the qualifying term. Please refer to the table below to check when you may become eligible for funding, the best time to apply for a code and recommended timeframe to submit your code to us via our web form here: https://www.leyf.org.uk/parents/eligibility-code-submission-form/
| Date by which child must have reached 9 months old | Your child’s birthday (for children aged 1 to 5 years) | When funded can be accessed from | Recommended time to apply for a code | When to submit your code to LEYF |
| By 31 December | 1 September to 31 December | Term starting on or after 1 January | 15 October to 15 November | By 17 November |
| By 31 March | 1 January to 31 March | Term starting on or after 1 April | 28 January to 28 February | By 2 March |
| By 31 August | Term starting on or after 1 September | Term starting on or after 1 September | 15 June to 15 July | By 17 July |
Universal funding for 3 and 4 year olds
If your child does not qualify for the Working Parents funding, you will automatically receive 15 hrs of Universal funding from the term following their 3rd birthday. You do not need to apply in advance for the universal funding.
For children aged 2 years receiving additional forms of support
If your two-year-old does not qualify for the Working Parents funding, you may be eligible for funding via your Local Authority. Please contact the Local Authority of your setting to check your eligibility and to apply for this funding. Eligible children will receive the 15 funded hours from the term following their second birthday. If you qualify, please inform your Nursery Manager.
The Government funds up to 30 hours, term time only, for 38 weeks of the year. If you are on an all-year-round booking, the hours will be delivered pro-rota at 11hrs (15hrs schemes) or 22hrs (30hrs scheme) over 51 weeks.
It is a condition that a Parental Declaration form is signed and submitted for all children in receipt of Government and Local Authority funding. Forms will be sent out two weeks prior to the start of each term via the Funding Loop online service and must be submitted before the start of term. Failure to sign the form may result in the funding being withdrawn and private fees being applied.
