• For families in England, receiving some forms of support

• With 2-year-old children

• 15 hours of free childcare or early education for 38 weeks

• To be able to take up 15 hours of free childcare for your two-year-old you or your child must meet the eligibility criteria.

• A total of 570 hours per year, that you can use flexibly with one or more childcare provider

• Some providers will allow you to stretch the hours over 52 weeks, using fewer hours per week

If you have a 3 or 4-year-old, there is funding available to help with childcare costs.

All 3 & 4-year-olds are entitled to up to 15 funded hours per week, following the term after their third birthday.

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30 HOURS

• For working families in England

• With 3 and 4-year-old children

• 30 hours of free childcare or early education for 38 weeks

• A total of 1,140 hours per year, that you can use flexibly with one or more
  childcare provider

• Some providers will allow you to ‘stretch’ the hours over 52 weeks, using fewer hours per week

• If your working pattern and/or income has changed because of coronavirus (COVID-19); before you apply or reconfirm for 30 hours.

• Tax-free Childcare is a UK-wide scheme covering England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

• To be eligible for the Tax-free Childcare Scheme, you must be working (and if you have a partner they must work too), and you must not be receiving any support through Tax Credits or Universal Credit.

• We accept all major childcare vouchers & the Government-run Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) scheme. Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) is an offer from the Government.

• 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).