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What Tax-Free Childcare is, who can get it and how to apply.
Tax-Free Childcare can help with the cost of paying for childcare. You’ll…
Whether you can get Tax-Free Childcare depends on: your child’s age and…
You cannot get Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as claiming Universal…
Use this service to apply for Tax-Free Childcare. If you live in England,…
To keep getting Tax-Free Childcare you must sign in to your childcare…
If you get Tax-Free Childcare or Free Childcare for Working Parents, sign in to confirm your details are up to date, pay money in or apply for an additional child.
If you live in England and work you may be able to get free childcare for a child aged 9 months to 4 years old. Check if you're eligible and how and when to apply.
You may be able to get 30 hours of free childcare a week through the Free…
If your child is aged 9 months to 4 years old You can get 30 hours of free…
The amount of free childcare you can get through Free Childcare for…
Find out when to apply for 30 hours of free childcare. Check with your…
Use this service to apply for Free Childcare for Working Parents if you…
To keep getting Free Childcare for Working Parents you must sign in to…
Help with the cost of paying for approved childcare - Tax-Free Childcare, 15 and 30 hours childcare, childcare vouchers, Learner Support.
Sign in, manage and use your online account to receive payments from parents.
Find out how to sign up to Tax-Free Childcare and get a childcare provider account to receive payments from parents using Tax-Free Childcare.
Save on school holiday and term-time childcare costs with Tax-Free Childcare.
Tax-Free Childcare Statistics provide information on the numbers of families and children with open and used Tax-Free Childcare accounts and the amount of government top up they receive. The publication also includes the number of open and used Tax-Free Childcare...
Check if you can get compensation if you’ve been unable to access Tax-Free Childcare or free childcare for working parents due to technical issues.
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