From August 2020, eligible two year olds across Scotland will be entitled to 1140 hours per year of funded (free) early learning and childcare in a number of local authority and funded provider nurseries where provision is available.
Eligibility criteria
If you receive any of the benefits listed below your 2 year old may be eligible for a Strong Start place:
- Income Support (IS)
- Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (IBJSA)
- Any income related element of Employment and Support Allowance
- Child Tax Credit (CTC), but not Working Tax Credit, and your income is less than £17,005
- Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Working Tax Credit (WTC) and your income is less than £7,920
- You may also be eligible if you are an asylum seeker receiving support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Universal Credit where the monthly earned income does not exceed £660
- Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance
- State Pension Credit
Please note - Your two year old child may also be eligible from the point they are looked after, under a Kinship Care order, or with a parent appointed guardian. Advice is available from your allocated Social Worker.
Children of care-experienced parents now may also be eligible for a Strong Start place. If this applies to your circumstances, please complete the evidence form (PDF) [108KB] and submit it with your registration.
How to apply for a nursery place
Please visit the registration details page for details on how to apply.
Local Authority Nurseries offering places for 2 year olds
- Alyth Primary School Nursery Class
- Balhousie Primary School Nursery Class
- Blair Atholl Primary School Nursery Class
- Breadalbane Academy (Primary) Nursery Class
- Community School of Auchterarder Nursery Class
- Coupar Angus Primary School Nursery Class
- Crieff Primary School Nursery Class
- Errol Primary School Nursery Class
- Goodlyburn Primary School Nursery Class
- Inchture Primary School Nursery Class
- Inch View Primary School Nursery Class
- Kinloch Rannoch Primary School Nursery Class
- Kinross Primary School Nursery Class
- Kirkmichael Primary School Nursery Class
- Letham Primary School Nursery Class
- Methven Primary School Nursery Class
- Milnathort Primary School Nursery Class
- Murthly Primary School Nursery Class
- Newhill Primary School Nursery Class
- North Muirton Primary School Nursery Class
- Oakbank Primary School Nursery Class
- Pitlochry High School Nursery Class
- Rattray Primary School Nursery Class
- St Dominic's RC Primary School Nursery Class
- St John's RC Academy Nursery Class
- Stanley Primary School Nursery Class
- Tulloch Primary School Nursery Class
Funded Providers offering places for 2 year olds
Funded two year old spaces will be available in a number of funded provider settings including childminders and nurseries working in partnership with Perth and Kinross Council. To find out more information regarding the settings available please contact ELCApplications@pkc.gov.uk.
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