BIG CHANGES TO FREE CHILDCARE HAVE ARRIVED!!!

Best Start in Life parent Hub:  Get the help that fits your family, so you can juggle work and life

Early Years childcare support has expanded.   

From September 2025, 15 hours for working families with children under 3 has expanded to 30 hours, meaning eligible working families can now apply for 30 hours of childcare for 38 weeks of the year from the term after their child turns 9 months until they reach school age.  

If you currently receive 15 hours as working parents, just reconfirm as usual and the code will work for the 30 hours offer, providing you remain eligible. 


Thousands of families could be saving money on their childcare costs. But some simply don’t know what support they might be eligible for. The Best Start in Life parent hub brings together all the existing childcare offers in one place, so parents can get the help that fits their family. This could be through Tax-Free Childcare, 30 Hours Childcare, or Universal Credit Childcare. Some families might be eligible to use more than one childcare schemes together and get the most out of it.


Don’t miss out on getting the support you are entitled to. Visit the Best Start in Life parent hub  to check what offer you might be eligible for and sign up to their newsletter and personalised weekly emails to get the latest updates.

Please come into our branch and speak to our managers if you need help applying for funding.

 

Fees

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We offer government funded places for 15 hours and 30 hours.  30 hours are available to working parents who meet the qualifying criteria.  We also offer additional hours, paid by the hour (minimum 30 minutes) or by the day.  Please contact us for a personalised quote as we appreciate everyone's circumstances are different and we try to be as flexible as we can for families.  

The Government provide at least 15 hours free childcare during term time to parents of 2 - 4 year olds  Some working parents are eligible for 30 hours per week and some parents who are claiming Universal credit are eligible to have their fees paid up to £951 per month (up to 85% of your fees) or £1,630 for two or more children.  From September 2025 children from the start of the term following them becoming 9 months old are eligible for 30 funded hours for 38 weeks of the year, subject to parents' earnings.  You can find out more about 2 year old funding and how it could benefit your child by watching this informative video:

 

 

If both parents are working and earn at least £120 per week then you should be eligible for 30 hours free of charge during term time. You may also be eligible to open a Tax-free childcare account.  If you are eligible the Government will add 25% to whatever you put into your account and you can pay your fees directly to us through this account.

If you do have to pay for some childcare, to top up your free funded hours, then we offer a competitive hourly rate (min half an hour).  We know everyone's circumstances are different, therefore we provide personalised quotations to our families. We have a Fees Agreement for parents which you can read here.  Invoices are sent through the Famly App before the start of each month and it is important fees are paid on time to avoid late payment charges.

Visit the Best Start in Life parent Hub (formerly known as Childcare Choices) to check what you are entitled to.

You can also contact either of our settings, to speak about funding and fees.