Get Started
If you are a family receiving some additional forms of government support, and wish to apply for 15 hours of funded childcare for your two year old:
Click on 'Sign In' above to get started. Either create a parent account or log in using your previously created account.
Make sure the parent or carer who claims the qualifying benefit is the person filling out this application.
In order to apply you will need the following information:
- National Insurance Number or National Asylum Support Service Number
- Your date of birth
- An email address
If you are unsuccessful with this application and are a working family, you may qualify for the expanded childcare offer. To see the criteria and apply click here or on the Childcare Choices logo to the screen.
If you need additional help with completing this application, please contact your local Family Hub on 01905 520 032 or go the
Starting Well Partnership website.
What next?
Once you've submitted your application, we'll check whether you can claim funded childcare and email you a letter with the result.
Look out for an email from twoyearoldfunding@worcestershire.gov.uk. Please check in your Spam or Junk folders and usually within a few working days you should hear back. But there may be occasions where it may take 2 weeks, if you've not heard from us, email us on this email address.
We recommend that you share this email with your childcare provider (e.g. day nursery, preschool, childminder etc.)
Other information
It is your responsibility to keep your email account safe, don't share your password.
To confirm your child’s eligibility, we will email you a Confirmation Certificate.This will be attached to the email as a Microsoft Word document. If you do not have this software on your device, you can forward the email onto your chosen childcare provider.