Paying for childcare
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