Nursery and 2 year old funding

My son turns two mid February when do I apply for the two year old funding can I do it now or wait until he’s turned two he’ll be starting nursery next month so probably have to pay outright before the funding starts anyway it’s all so confusing

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From what I know, you won't actually get the funding until the first full term after his birthday. I asked about this for my daughter too and that's what the nursery told me

You can apply now I’ve got the voucher code for my son who also turns 2 in Feb. It doesn’t become active till the 1st of April tho

Is it an online application or go to the nursery

online just type in and it’ll take you to the gov website

Ok I’ve got an email to say I’ve been accepted so it must have worked but I’m not physically working yet as waiting till he gets in nursery to start so is the hours for non working too? Confused again ?

You'll need to reconfirm it before April, but you can apply now. I'm not sure how it works if you're not working yet, as it's for the working parents.
Unless you're receiving some benefits, then there is a separate scheme for 15h for 2yo. Which one did you apply for?

can you get funding if you're not working but your partner is? I spoke to my local job centre and was told I don't need funding as I'm at home so why does my child need to go to nursery

, if you live together, your partner can get the funding. From what I understand anyway, you got that response because they want to support fully working households or single working parents. They would be expected a non working parent to look after their child.

You can if you're on low income and some benefits. It's a scheme that has been in place already https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-2-year-olds?step-by-step-nav=f237ec8e-e82c-4ffa-8fba-2a88a739783b

You can apply now. I applied for my lo similar will turn 2 mid February.

Could someone send me the link to apply please? I've googled but no link comes up

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