Dorset, Leicestershire, North Yorkshire and Tower Hamlets will be joining the eight other early implementer areas that have been offering the 30 hours since September.
Each area will work with nurseries, pre-schools and childminders to start offering the 30- hour free places to parents early.
The Department for Education said that this was an opportunity to test the scheme in more areas and that the data would add to evidence already collected from the other early implementers on the practicalities of delivering the 30-hour offer.
The DfE is keen to keep the momentum of the early implementers going in the run-up to full expansion. The four new early implementers will work closely with the eight existing councils, who will be advising them.
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