Help paying for childcare

Support with childcare costs

In addition to the free early education there are other sources of help.  You may also be eligible for help from government childcare schemes.

Tax-free childcare

Working parents can get up to £2,000 government support per child per year

Universal credit childcare

You may be able to claim up to 85% of your childcare costs

Childcare support while you study

Extra financial support for students

Childcare calculator

Visit the Best Start in Life website to use their childcare calculator to find out which scheme would benefit you the most and get an estimate of how much help you could get with your childcare costs.