Since April 2024, funded early education and childcare has been expanded. For further details, visit our Funded childcare in Surrey 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 Surrey 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
- Childcare Choices: Can I get help with my childcare costs
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
- Childcare Choices: Can I get help with my childcare costs
Parents in education
- Care to Learn - Gov.uk (further education students)
- Discretionary Learner Support (further education students)
- NHS Bursary Childcare Allowance (health professional students)
- Childcare Grant (higher education students)
- Parents' Learning Allowance (higher education students)
- Extra money to pay for university
Grandparents
Specified Adult Childcare credits: fact sheet
Additional costs you may incur
Childcare retainer fees and deposits