Free childcare hours?

[poorlybaby]

Just wondering if someone can help explain as the government website is confusing me?

I have an almost 2 year old that I am hoping to place in preschool a couple of mornings a week in a couple of months time (after birthday)

My partner earns a high salary (£100k ish) and I am a SAHM currently.

I don't think we are entitled to any free hours between 2 and 3 years old?

And from 3 years is everyone entitled to 15 hours free childcare a week? Or is it only below a certain salary, etc?

You won't qualify for 2 year old funding with that income but there are other criteria. National criteria are also the child in receipt of DLA, looked after child, or adopted.
Your local authority may also have additional criteria. It should be on their website.
All 3 year olds are entitled to 15 hours from the term following their third birthday. Income does not matter. Working families may qualify for 30 hours.
A good website that explains it all is www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Hi, no you will not get any fund hours from age 2 as it’s only for those on curtain benefits. Once they turn 3 you will only be eligible for 15 hours as your husband earns over £100k so not eligible for the extra 15 making it 30 hours a week. These 15 hours are term time only unless childcare provider spreads them across the year in which case you will get 11.25 hours a week

Thank you both! As I thought just wanted to confirm 😊

I think with such a high salary you won’t qualify for anything - I can’t remember the threshold for tax free childcare but I’m sure it’s less than £100k.
Just because you’re saying about to turn two I’m guessing April birthday maybe? Be aware that it’s not 15 hours from when they turn 3, there’s again an age threshold where it’s from the September after they turn three. Mine had an April birthday in the Easter holidays and the 15 hours, or in my case 30, didn’t begin until the September term after this.

It's not the September after they turn 3, it's the term after they turn 3.

So for example a December birthday will he eligible in Jan, a Feb birthday in April, but an April birthday not until September.

But the rest is correct, you will only be eligible for the 15 hours a week, term time only, from the term after your dc turns 3.

Can I just jump on - do you have to apply anywhere for the 15 funded hours after they are 3? I know you have to for the 30 hours, but we won't qualify for this dc and wasn't sure if I need to apply anywhere or whether nursery can just do this?

Nursery should give you a claim form. there are no codes etc, you just have to sign to agree that you are doing those hours so the nursery can claim the money from their LA.
I guess all LAs have their own forms, but ours is very straight forward.

@Ricardothesnowman yes that’s what I meant, but I see when I read it back I didn’t explain that very well. That’s why I pointed out ours was an April birthday which is the sort of ‘cut off’ point.
You worried me for a moment I thought you were going to go on to say the term after April - as in half term - and I’d lost out on funding 😅

So it's true
More u have more u want,,,so much earnings , proud to host of it ,,,but then why you using benefits, and still trying to claim when Lord has blessed you
If I was blessed with income as such , my or not mine, ,,I'd still pay for my own child's education,,,step or not

It’s 100k taxable income so if your husbands gross salary is around 100k before pension contributions then you may be eligible. If it’s only very slightly over then he may wish to bump up his pension a bit to get his adjusted net income below the threshold for the free hours.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/adjusted-net-income