Eligibility Checker

 

Please note that we only accept requests for an eligibility check 3 months before your child becomes eligible for a free childcare place. If you want your child to start at the beginning of the term you must ensure you complete your application by the specified deadline, otherwise it may be later in the term before they can takeup a place.  Please refer to term and eligibility dates for more information.

Make sure that the parent/carer who claims the qualifying benefit is the person filling out their details and has their National Insurancenumber or National Asylum Support Service number ready.

You will need a valid email address in order to use this eligibility checker. If you do not have an email address, you can ring our Family Information Service (FIS) on 0300 123 6712.

To get started

 

  • Click on the 'Create Account' link above.  
  • Fill in some basic information about yourself including your email address.
  • We will then send you a confirmation email with a link to login to your account.
  • You must login to your account to complete the application.
  • Once your account has been created you can log in at any time. 
  • You do not need to set up a new account if you have any other children that become age eligible, but you must check each child that is age eligible in case your circumstances have changed.


What next?

We will check whether you are eligible and send you an email within ten working days, however, during our busiest periods, we cannot guarantee this.  If you are not eligible we will routinely re-check your information and send you another email if you become eligible.


Use of Your Information

The data controller for this eligibility check is Lancashire County Council. The personal details that you provide will only be used for the purposes of providing you with information about your eligibility to claim free childcare for your two-year old and to check your eligibility for the Early Years Pupil Premium. Please visit our privacy policy page for more information - Privacy Polcy.Communications with Lancashire County Council (including online transactions) may be subject to monitoring and recording only for purposes permitted by theTelecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000 in order to prevent or detect a crime, or investigate ordetect the unauthorised use of the service.

We will not use your information to contact you in the future for other reasons and we will not pass your information on to any other non partner organisations that are not required to check your eligibility.

If you have any queries regarding how your information is used please contact The Data Protection Officer, PO Box 78, Preston, PR1 8XJ

 

Using a tablet/smartphone? Access the menu items including the 'Create Account' and 'Login' links using the menu in the top right hand corner.