15 Hours of Free Childcare for working parents now available
• From April 2024, eligible working parents of 2-year-olds will be able to access 15 hours of free childcare support.
• The offer includes 15 hours of funded childcare per week for the 38 weeks a year we can provide care in our nursery.
• Parents are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
• The government recommends you apply from 15 January to 28 February.
Eligibility
• If your child is already 2 or turns 2 before March 31, 2024, you’ll get the hours from April 1, 2024.
• If your child turns 2 between April 1 and August 31, 2024, you’ll get the hours from September 1, 2024.
Income criteria for working parents
• Parents must earn at least £8,670 a year and less than £100,000 a year.
• In the case of couples, both parents need to earn between these amounts.
• Each parent or carer must earn more than the equivalent of 16 hours at the national living wage or minimum wage per week and less than £100,000 per year.
Other criteria
• If you already receive 15 funded hours of childcare from the government, you cannot get these additional hours.
Claiming funded childcare
• The application process differs depending on whether you have a government childcare account or not.
• You’ll need to get a code for the funded hours to give to give us.
• How to claim your code depends on whether you have a government ‘childcare account’. You’ll already have a childcare account if you get tax-free childcare.
• If you don’t have a childcare account, you need to Apply for free childcare if you're working - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Additional Information
• For further details and to check your eligibility, you can visit the government's website here.
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