The 39-year-old changed the child’s birthday by a month so that the child would be included in the school year above.

The falsification meant the government paid more than £7,600 for the child’s nursery education a year before they were eligible.

The Magistrate’s Court heard that it was not the woman’s first fraud charge.

Pictured: The case will return to court next month.

Assistant Magistrate Adam Clarke decided to postpone sentencing to allow for a pre-sentence report.

The woman was released on bail until 15 April.