Funding

Funding is available from the term after a child's second birthday. Children who qualify for a place can receive 570 hours of free early education (normally delivered as up to 15 hours per week for 38 weeks per year). To be eligible for a place, parents have to meet the following qualifying criteria: Be in receipt of any one or more of the following support payments:

• Income Support (IS)
• Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (IBJSA)
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part 6 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
• Entitled to Child Tax Credit but not to Working Tax Credit

Have an annual income not exceeding £16,190 (as of 6 April 2012), as assessed by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. A child whose parent is entitled to the Working Tax Credit four-week run-on (the payment someone receives for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit) is also entitled.

You also need to be a resident of the London Borough of Hillingdon. If you live in another borough, please check with them to see if you will qualify for this funding.