Below you will find details on what help is available to reduce your childcare bill. To find out more about each of the following items, the Family Information Service will be able to offer up-to-date and impartial advice.
- Care to Learn
Care to Learn can pay for your childcare costs while you learn, if you're under 20 years old.
- Childcare Grant
The Childcare Grant is for those who are in full time higher education with dependent children.
- Working Tax Credit
If you're working more than 16 hours per week and on a low income, you may be able to get working tax credit.
- Childcare Vouchers
Childcare vouchers are a form of ‘employer supported childcare’ and an easy way for your employer to help support you with your childcare.
- Flexible Entitlement - Free Early Years Places for 3 & 4 Year Olds
Flexible Entitlement provides a free nursery education place of 15 hours per week for all children from the term following their third birthday.
- Student Services
If you are returning to education, it is worth asking your student services if they are able to help you with childcare costs.
The Daycare Trust offers useful inforamtion on childcare costs for:
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