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EY: Promoting Early Years Entitlements

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Sep 24 2025

Many families are eligible for 15 or 30 hours per week of funded early education for their children aged 9 months to 4 years old, depending on their circumstances. By helping families to access their funded hours gives every child the best start in life!

As an early year’s provider, you play a vital role in:

  • Identifying eligible families
  • Encouraging eligible families to apply
  • Offering guidance on the application process
  • Signposting families to the local authority for support

Please direct families to Help with childcare costs | London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham

You can also share the following flyers with families

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