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What all schools will need to do during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak from the start of the autumn term.
Main changes since this guidance was last updated The following…
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.
Find your child's school term, half term and holiday dates on your local council's website
Information for parents and carers about going back to schools, nurseries and colleges in the autumn term.
What school leaders, teachers and school staff need to do during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints
Apply for a state secondary school place through your local council
Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.
What childcare services early years settings, childminders and local authorities need to provide during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Check if your child can get free school meals - and find out how to apply on your local authority’s website
Apply for a state primary school place through your local council
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
How to apply for 30 hours free childcare.
Check school performance tables (‘league tables’), Ofsted reports and financial information.
The home of Department for Education on GOV.UK.
What educational settings need to do when recording attendance in the educational settings status form from 1 September 2020.
Preventing and controlling infection, including the use of PPE, in education, childcare and children’s social care settings during the coronavirus outbreak.
The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5.
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