Get help with paying for childcare

Sources of funding and entitlements to support parents looking for childcare

• Check other help paying for childcare
  Visit Childcare Choices for all Money towards childcare schemes.
• Check what help you can get with childcare costs
  View the GOV.UK childcare calculator to estimate how much you could get to help pay for approved childcare
• Tax credits
  Child Tax Credits - many families can get tax credits. Make sure you claim. You don't need to be working to claim Child Tax Credit. Only one household can get Child Tax Credit for a child.
  Working Tax Credits - you may be able to claim an extra amount to help cover the costs of approved childcare. Make a Tax Credit enquiry
• Universal Credit
  You may be able to claim up to 85% of your childcare costs if you’re eligible for Universal Credit, up to £646 per child per month and up to £1108 for 2 or more children per month
• Tax Free Childcare
  Eligible working families will open an online childcare account from which their childcare costs will be paid. For every £8 paid in, the government will pay in £2. The scheme is for children up to the age of 12, and 17 for those who are disabled