FREE CHILDCARE FUNDING
Spring Budget 2023
The Government has announced they are helping parents with childcare so they can return to work more easily via a range of new measures.
Increasing childcare support:
Working parents in England will be able to access 30 hours of funded childcare per week, for 38 weeks of the year, from when their child is 9 months old to when they start school.
This will be rolled out in stages:
- From April 2024, all working parents of 2-year-olds can access 15 hours per week
- From September 2024, all working parents of children aged 9 months up to 3 years old can access 15 hours per week
- From September 2025 all working parents of children aged 9 months up to 3 years old can access 30 hours funded childcare per week
If your child turns three during Spring and will be entitled to funding for the first time from April, the deadline to make your application for a 30 Hour Code is 31st March 2023.
To obtain a code or to renew your code, if funding is already in place, please visit https://www.gov.uk/30-hours-free-childcare or call HMRC (0300 389 8667).
Surrey County Council Funding Information
In England all three and four year olds are entitled to up to 15 hours of funded early education and childcare a week for up to 38 weeks a year. This is to give children the opportunity to take part in planned learning activities, and help prepare them for school through the early learning goals set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage. This is a universal offer and is available to all children regardless of their family circumstances.
Funded Early Education for Two year olds (FEET) offers eligible families up to 15 hours of funded early education and childcare a week for 38 weeks a year. You can find out if your child can get FEET by checking the financial and automatically funded criteria below.
To use your 30 hours from September 2019 you need to apply for your eligibility code by 31 August 2019. Applications must be made through the HMRC’s Childcare Choices website.
MORE QUESTIONS?
Feet funding is subject to certain criteria laid out by the government. Please use the links above to check your availability and review general information about funding. If you require additional help, feel free to contact us