In what is believed to be the first initiative of its kind, NHS Brent in north-west London has invited all nurseries, pre-schools and children's centres to bid for grants of £1,000 to £2,000 to encourage parents to have their children vaccinated.
There is concern that the take-up of booster jabs among pre-school children in Brent is below the target set by the Department of Health of 95 per cent.
Between the ages of three years four months and five years, children should be immunised against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).
MMR is usually given at 13 months and a booster is needed before children start school.
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