Help Towards Childcare Costs

Your 2-year-old may be eligible for up to 570 hours per year of funded childcare. If you receive certain benefits or have a low annual household income then find more information here https://www.stockport.gov.uk/childcare-for-2-year-olds

For children aged 9 months to 4 years. Eligible working families can apply for 30 hours of childcare to use from the term after their child turns 9 months until they reach school age.  More information can be found here

https://beststartinlife.gov.uk/childcare-early-years-education/15-and-30-hours-support/working-families/

Tax free childcare is a UK wide government scheme to help working parents with the cost of childcare.

If you're a working parent with children under 12 (or under 17 for children with a disability), you can open an online account to pay for registered childcare. This is a single online application for both 30 funded hours and tax free childcare for children aged 9 months - 4 years old.

The government will top-up the money you pay into the account. For every £8 you pay in, the government will add an extra £2. You can receive up to £2,000 per child, or £4,000 if your child has a disability.

More information can be found here

https://www.beststartinlife.gov.uk/childcare-early-years-education/tax-free-childcare

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