Paying for your childcare -
what are your options?
2 Year old Funding
From the term after your child's 2nd birthday, they may be eligible for 15 funded hours per week of early education for 38 weeks of the year (i.e. 570 hours). You will need to check if your child is eligible for funding as there is a criteria that you have to meet. Some parents may be eligible if you are in receipt of certain benefits, others may qualify if you are working. Please click on the image below to check if you are eligible.
3 Year old Funding
From the term after your child's 3rd birthday, they will be eligible for 15 funded hours per week of early education for 38 weeks of the year (i.e. 570 hours).
30 Hours Information
From September 2017 the Government doubled the amount of free childcare for eligible working parents of three and four year olds from 15 hours per week to 30 hours per week. To find out if you qualify for 30 hours please click the image below.
Tax Free Childcare
You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to help with the costs of childcare. This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months if a child is disabled (up to £4,000 a year). Please click the image below to check if you could be eligible for the Tax Free Childcare.
- Paying for sessions
Those parents who do not qualify for funding or would like their child to do above the hours that the funding provide can pay towards sessions. Please click the image below to take you to our pricing pages.
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Future plans for childcare funding
The increased offer will be rolled out in stages to allow childcare providers time to be able to implement the changes, making sure the places that are needed are available across the country when the offers are introduced.
- From April 2024, working parents of two-year-olds will be able to access 15 hours of free childcare.
- From September 2024, 15 hours of free childcare will be extended down to the age of nine months for working parents.
- From September 2025, working parents of children aged nine months and upwards will be entitled to 30 hours free childcare per week right up to their child starting school.
Like the existing offer these hours can be used over 38 weeks of the year (during school term time).
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