Children aged 2 years old could be eligible for funded early learning and childcare if they:

• Are looked after / under a kinship care order / under a guardianship order.
• Live in a household with a parent/carer who is care experienced.
• Live in a household in receipt of certain benefits (listed below)

Eligible benefits are:

• Income support
• Jobseeker's Allowance (income-based)
• Employment Support Allowance (income-based)
• Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance
• Pension Credit
• Support under Part VI of the immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Universal Credit with household take-home pay is £850 a month or less

Funded places for 2 year olds are available at private nurseries and childminders in partnership with Falkirk Council.

Our Early Learning and Childcare Centres, where staffing resources allow, may also allow add-on childcare hours to funded hours.

Applications can be made at any time after your child has turned 2.

To apply for a place or for more information:

As a parent/carer of a young child, you may be eligible for additional financial support.

The Scottish Child Payment is a weekly payment of £10 that you can get for every child you look after who's under 6 years of age. You'll get the payment every 4 weeks if your application is successful.

The Best Start Grant is available to families:

• if your child is the right age for a payment
• whether you're in work or not, as long as you're on certain payments or benefits
• as long as you're the parent of a child, or the main person looking after the child