Nursery Funding
You can apply for free early education for 2-year-olds, the term your child turns two, but you will not receive the funded hours until the following term. These terms are set by the Department of Education rather than following school term dates.
Child born between |
Can have a funded place from |
You can apply for funding from |
1 April 2018 to 31 August 2018 |
September 2020 (Autumn) |
April 2020 |
1 September 2018 to 31 December 2018 |
January 2021 (Spring) |
September 2020 |
1 January 2019 to 31 March 2019 |
April 2021 (Summer) |
January 2021 |
For more information about FEET funding please visit www.surreycc.gov.uk/people-and-community/family-information-service/choosing-childcare-for-children-and-young-people/paying-for-childcare/free-early-education-for-2-year-olds-feet
All 3 and 4-year-old children are eligible for 15 hours of free early education (FEE), the term after they turn three. Some 3 and 4-year-old children are eligible for an additional 15 hours (giving 30 hours in total).
Parents can start using their Free Early Education from the funding period starting:
- 1 September 2020 – for children born between 1 April and 31 August 2017
- 1 January 2021 – for children born between 1 September to 31 December 2017
- 1 April 2021 – for children born between 1 January to 31 March 2018.
To check funding eligibility please visit https://www.gov.uk/childcare-calculator
We accept childcare vouchers/tax free childcare payments.