Free childcare in Wandsworth
Council links and deadlines for funded hours in Wandsworth, 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. The council page explains who to contact; no separate online form was found. Apply
- All 3 and 4-year-olds (15 hours)
- No application to the council: speak to your chosen provider.
Wandsworth Family Information Service
The council's Early Years funding page summarises the 30-hour, 15-hour universal and two-year-old offers and links to GOV.UK and Best Start in Life. A second council page, 'Family and childcare', gives the same summary.
Checked against the council website on 22 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
How do I apply for free childcare in Wandsworth?
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 Wandsworth council. Wandsworth council explains its own process on its website.
Which settings in Wandsworth offer funded places?
Many of the 208 settings we list in Wandsworth offer funded hours, but not all, and some limit the number of funded places. Ask each setting directly.