Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE) for 2 Year Olds
Available at Middleton Pre-school
What is Two-Year-Old FEEE
The provision of FEEE enables all eligible two-year-old children to receive 570 hours each year of free childcare. This is equivalent to 15 hours each week (term time only – 38 weeks).
Our Pre-school provides up to 9 hours per day, between the hours of 08:30 and 17:30.
Children can access this funding in the first term after they turn two, up until the term following their third birthday, when they will be able to access the Free Early Education Entitlement for three- and four-year-olds.
Is My Child Eligible
Your two-year-old child will be eligible if you are in receipt of any of the following:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- Universal Credit, and your household income is £15,400 a year or less after tax, not including benefit payments
- Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit (or both), and your household income is £16,190 a year or less before tax
- The Working Tax Credit 4-week run on (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- The guaranteed element of Pension Credit
You may still be eligible if you meet any of the following
Your child has a special educational need or a disability and has:
- An Education, Health and Care plan (EHCP)
- Receives Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
Your child is adopted or in foster care and:
- Is looked after by the local authority
- Has left care under a special guardianship order
- Has a child arrangement order
- Has an adoption order
Apply via Leeds City Council:
https://parentportal.leeds.gov.uk/Synergy/Childcare/Enquiries/Citizen/EarlyYears.aspx
You may still get free/funded childcare for your 2-year-old, if your immigration status says you have ‘no recourse to public funds’, and you have:
- A household income of no more than £26,500 for families with one child
- A household income of no more than £30,600 for families with two or more children
- No more than £16,000 in savings or investments.
If you believe you meet these criteria, email the Family Information Service
feeequeries@leeds.gov.uk asking for a 2YO application form for families with no recourse to public funds.
Is it really a FREE Service
If you are only using 570 hours each year, you will not be charged for childcare for your eligible two-year-old. A charge will be made for any hours that are used in excess of the 570 hours. The FEEE deduction will be shown clearly on the invoice from the setting your child attends.
Can the Two-Year-Old FEEE Be Used at More Than One Setting
No, the age and additional requirements of the children who can access the two-year-old FEEE, means the funding can only be used at one setting. This is to help the child settle and establish a routine.
