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 early education for two year olds (FEET)
- Funded childcare parent portal
- Funded early education and childcare for 3 and 4 year olds
- 30 hours funded childcare for working parents
Working parents
- Tax-Free Childcare (open to parents of children under 12, or disabled children under 17)
- 30 hours funded childcare for working parents
- Childcare voucher schemes (closed to new applicants October 2018)
- Childcare element of Working Tax Credit
- Childcare element of Universal Credit
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)
- Professional and Career Development Loans
- Extra money to pay for university