You can get funding from 2 years old if you meet the criteria. It's 12.5 hours free. From 3 years you get 15 free hours which is said to be changing to 30 free hours eventually. that's available to working families as it's an attempt to get mums back into work xx
Not for under 2years you dont. Then it depends how much you earn if you get funding. Low or no income families can get 12hrs for over 2yrs. Then everyone gets 15hrs for over 3yrs. Which may be going up to 30hrs in September for families whose both parents work. But not all nurseries offer this.