The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (The Trust) are offering grants of between £5,000 and £80,000 for projects that will help to enhance early childhood education and childcare settings to meet the specific needs of young children from Armed Forces families.
What is the Early Years Programme all about?
The Early Years programme is designed to help Armed Forces families access good quality early childhood education and childcare provision close to where they live or Serve.
The programme will address specific needs that early childhood educators have identified and will award projects that will contribute to one of three outcomes.
* Increased capacity at the setting to allow more Service children to attend.
* Providing better learning environments for Service children.
* Providing appropriate training and development of staff to support Service children.
Applications close: 12:00AM on the 15th July 2026.
More information and how to apply can be found: HERE
