Early education funding for children
aged 9 months to 4 years old
There are a number of ways you can receive financial support to pay for your childcare.
Visit Family Space Croydon and Childcare Choices for further information.
Tax-free childcare
If you’re a working parent or carer, you can get up to £500 every three months (up to £2,000 a year per child) to help with the costs of childcare. If your child has a disability, you can get up to £1,000 every three months (up to £4,000 a year per child). You can use it to pay for childcare including:
- childminders,
- nurseries and nannies’
- playschemes,
- before and after school clubs, and holiday clubs
Find out more and how to apply by visiting childcare choices.
Childcare support
Childcare support is expanding, with significant changes coming to 30 hours free childcare in England and Universal Credit childcare offers in England, Scotland and Wales.
For more details, visit the Gov.uk website.