Little Acorns Nursery

30 Hours Funding

From September 2025 in England, eligible working parents can access 30 hours of government-funded childcare per week for children aged 9 months to 4 years old. At Landywood Primary School, we offer Working Parent funded places from 2 years old across 38 weeks of the year in our Ash and Little Acorns nurseries.

The amount of free childcare you can get through Free Childcare for Working Parents depends on your child’s age and circumstances, whether you’re working, your income and your immigration status.

If you receive working parent funding, you may also be able to register for a Tax-Free Childcare Account, for every £8 you pay into this account, the government will pay in £2 to use to pay your provider.

If you use Working Parent funding and Tax-Free Childcare, parents/ carers must reconfirm their eligibility every 3 months using you GOV.UK account.

15 Hours Funding

If you do not qualify for Working Parent funding, you may be eligible for Think 2 funding from Staffordshire Council from 2 years, this is 15 hours of funding across 38 weeks a year, starting the term after your child turns 2.

Your 2-year-old could be eligible if your family receives additional support such as, income Support, income-based Jobseekers Allowance and Universal Credit. 2-year-olds could also be eligible if they meet certain non-economic criteria, such as attracting Disability Living Allowance, are looked after by their local authority or have an Education, Health and Care Plan.

15 Hour Universal Funding for 3-Year-olds

All children are entitled to 15 hours of free childcare the term after their 3^rd birthday, you do not need to apply for this funding as it is automatically put in place by your setting when your child becomes entitled.

How to apply/ useful links

You can find lots of useful information about eligibility criteria and how to apply for Working Parent and Think 2 funding by visiting https://www.beststartinlife.gov.uk/. Once your application is successful you will be given a code to bring in with you, along with your child’s birth certificate and your National Insurance number, when you register your child at nursery.