Since April 2024, funded early education and childcare has been expanded. For further details, visit our Funded childcare in ÄûÃʵ¼°¹ web page.
If you use Ofsted registered childcare you may be entitled to help with your childcare costs through one of the following schemes.
Funded early education and childcare entitlements
- Funded childcare in ÄûÃʵ¼°¹ a page summarising how funded early education and childcare will be expanding from April 2024
- Funded early education for two year olds (FEET)
- Funded childcare parent portal
- Funded early education and childcare for 3 and 4 year olds
- Working parents entitlement
Working parents
- Tax-Free Childcare (open to parents of children under 12, or disabled children under 17)
- Working parents entitlement
- Childcare voucher schemes (closed to new applicants October 2018)
- Childcare element of Working Tax Credit
- Childcare element of Universal Credit
Parents in education
- (further education students)
- (further education students)
- (health professional students)
- (higher education students)
- (higher education students)
Grandparents
Additional costs you may incur
Childcare retainer fees and deposits