When will my child's funding start?
Start date for three year old funded places
The Government funding start dates are where a child's third birthday falls on or between:
- 1 March and 31 August they will become eligible for funding from August (autumn term) occurring in that year
- 1 September and 31 December they will become eligible for funding from January (spring term) following their birthday
- 1 January and last day February they will become eligible for funding from April (summer term) following their birthday
Information on eligible 2s start dates can be found here
Session 2024/2025
Start Date 14 Aug 24 6 Jan 25 21 April 25
3 year olds 1/3/21 – 31/8/21 1/9/21 – 31/12/21 1/1/22 – 28/2/22
4 year olds 1/3/20 – 28/2/21
Deferred entry 15/8/19 – 28/2/20
Session 2025/2026
| 20/08/2025 | 05/01/2026 | 20/04/2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 year old | 01/03/22 – 31/08/22 | 01/09/22 – 31/12/22 | 01/01/23 – 28/02/23 |
| 4 year old | 01/03/21 - 28/02/22 | ||
| Deferred Entry | 21/8/2020 – 28/2/2021 |