The government are introducing new ways to help parents with childcare costs.
3 and 4-year-old funding
All three and four-year-olds are eligible for fifteen hours per week of free early education and childcare up to a maximum of 570 hours per year from the term after their child's third birthday.
Children born between -
- 1 January to 31 March - are eligible from the start of the term from the 1 April (summer term)
- 1 April to 31 August - are eligible from the start of the term from the 1 September (autumn term)
- 1 September to 31 December - are eligible from the start of the term from the 1 January (spring term)
You do not need to apply. You need to contact your childcare provider to arrange your place.
Thirty hours free childcare
From September 2017 working families may be eligible to receive the new extended free childcare entitlement.
Eligible families can get an additional fifteen hours per week of free childcare for thirty-eight weeks a year. This is on top of the fifteen hours per week free early education that all 3 and 4 year-olds are entitled to apply for thirty hours free childcare on GOV.UK.
If you have already registered your child you can reconfirm your code by signing in to your GOV.UK childcare account.
Help with childcare costs
You may be eligible for help with your childcare costs. Find out if you are eligible at Childcare choices.
Two-year-old funding
Some two year olds are entitled to free early education in Hull -
More information about two-year-old funding.