Free childcare in Hounslow
Council links and deadlines for funded hours in Hounslow, checked against the council’s own website.
- Working parents (from 9 months)
- Apply on GOV.UK for an 11-digit code and give it to your provider; re-confirm every 3 months. Apply on GOV.UK
- 2-year-olds with extra support
- Apply through the council. This link goes to the council's application. Apply
- All 3 and 4-year-olds (15 hours)
- No application to the council: speak to your chosen provider.
Hounslow Family Information Service
The council's early years page has separate sub-pages for 15 hours for two-year-olds, 15 hours for three and four year olds and 30 hours for working families.
Checked against the council website on 22 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
How do I apply for free childcare in Hounslow?
Funded hours for working parents are applied for through the government’s Childcare Service, which gives you a code to take to your provider. The universal 15 hours for 3 and 4-year-olds needs no code: ask your provider. Your provider then claims the funding from Hounslow council. Hounslow council explains its own process on its website.
Which settings in Hounslow offer funded places?
Many of the 137 settings we list in Hounslow offer funded hours, but not all, and some limit the number of funded places. Ask each setting directly.