Eligibility Criteria for 2 Year Olds
If your child turns 2 between 01 March 2025 and 28 February 2026, they may be eligible for a 2 year old place, from the term after their second birthday, if you receive one or more of the following qualifying benefits:
Eligibility criteria:
- Income Support
- Job Seekers Allowance (income based)
- Any income related element of Employment and Support Allowance
- Incapacity or Severe Disablement Allowance
- State Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (CTC), but not Working Tax Credit (Earning threshold applies)
- Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit (Earning threshold applies)
- Support under Part V1 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Universal Credit Statement (Take home pay threshold applies)
OR if your child is; age 2 or over and is or, since they turned 2 has been
- Looked after and accommodated
- Under a kinship care order
- Lives with a Parent Appointed Guardian
- Care experienced or has a parent who is care experienced
- A graduate from the Family Nurse Partnership Programme
Eligible children can attend Blairmore Nursery for five days. If you think you qualify under the related benefits criteria you can contact an Early Years Establishment or Early Years Services to find to the Establishment within the authority who offer this service.
You then have to provide proof of benefit’s in the form of an award letter or authorise Inverclyde Council to verify your qualifying benefits before any place will be allocated or commence.
Click below for your information
https://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/education-and-learning/early-years/2-yr-old-places
