What about free childcare for three and four year-olds?


The Government have announced plans to give working parents with three and four- year-olds 30 hours of free childcare per week. If made law, pilot schemes will start in Sep 2016, though there’s scepticism about whether it’s deliverable.


Yet already for at least 38 weeks a year (each week of the school year), if you’ve a three or four-year-old, you’re entitled to 15 hours a week of free childcare. Families with a low income may also get free early education for two-year-olds.


Contact your local council to check if your child qualifi es at (a good place to start is gov. uk/fi nd-free-early-education). If they do, go to fi nder.familyandchildcaretrust.org for info on which childcare providers you can use under the scheme. You then liaise directly with the provider to get the free childcare.


Is there help for paying for summer


schools? If you’ve got older children and work, check whether there are any summer schools in your area that they can go to. Some schools, community centres and youth groups have their own schemes.


Most are Ofsted (or equivalent) registered, so if you pay for them, you qualify for childcare tax credit or you can use childcare vouchers to pay for them.


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