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If you're a parent registered for Tax-Free Childcare or 30 hours childcare, sign in to pay into your account, reconfirm your eligibility, update your details
Help with the cost of paying for approved childcare - Tax-Free Childcare, 15 and 30 hours childcare, childcare vouchers, tax credits, Learner Support.
You can get help paying for childcare if it’s provided by a: registered…
All 3 to 4-year-olds in England can get 570 free hours per year. It’s…
Your 2-year-old can get free childcare if you live in England and get one…
You may be able to claim: Child Tax Credit - you do not need to be working…
You may be able to claim back up to 85% of your childcare costs if you’re…
The following schemes are closed to new applicants: childcare vouchers…
School or sixth form You could get weekly payments through Care to Learn…
Who is eligible for 30 hours free childcare and how you can get it.
What all schools will need to do during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Find your child's school term, half term and holiday dates on your local council's website
How to apply for 30 hours free childcare.
School closures happen because of an emergency like severe weather - check whether your child's school is closed on your local council website.
The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5.
Check what help you might be able to get with childcare schemes like tax credits, Tax-Free Childcare, childcare vouchers and free childcare or education for 2 to 4-year-olds
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Apply for a state primary school place through your local council
What childcare services early years settings, childminders and local authorities need to provide during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
What school leaders, teachers and school staff need to do during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Check school performance tables (‘league tables’), Ofsted reports and financial information.
Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints
Check if your child can get free school meals - and find out how to apply on your local authority’s website
Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.
The age you can leave school in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Details of the free courses and qualifications to help adults (19+) gain skills for life, including eligibility criteria and how to apply.
Information for parents and carers about attending schools, nurseries and colleges in 2021.
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