Start an Assisted Application as a Child Centre

Children’s Centres can make an application for two year old funding on behalf of a parent with no IT facilities or if they language difficulties. This can be done only if the local authority has purchased a two year old funding licence.

Where possible, communication with the parent is through the children’s centre using the Provider Portal.

The children’s centre can make both economic and non-economic claims.

A parent can ask a children’s centre if a place is available for their child and the children’s centre can check to see if the parent qualifies for funding.

The local authority must request the parent’s preferred method of communication to notify them of any decision relating to their application; this can be via the children’s centre. The children’s centre also receives the notification.

In order to begin an assisted application, the children’s centre must have the child’s date of birth and current address. If these details are entered incorrectly, a new application has to be started.

1. Select Provider Portal | Two Year Old Funding | User Home Page | Start an Assisted Application as a Child Centre to display the Assisted Application page.

2. Enter the Child’s Date of Birth.
3. Enter the Child’s Postcode.
4. Click the Continue button to display the Add Child page.