Early Education Entitlement is effectively free childcare or early education for 2, 3 and 4 year olds funded by the government, up to 15 or 30 hours per week during term time.

• 2 years olds (15 hours free childcare)
• 3 & 4 years olds (15 hours free childcare)
• 3 & 4 year olds (30 hours free childcare)

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If you're a working parent with children under 12 (or under 17 for disabled children), you can open an online account to pay for registered childcare. The government will top-up the money you pay into the account. For every £8 you pay in, the government will add an extra £2. You can receive up to £2,000 per child, or £4,000 if disabled.

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If you, and any partner, are working, or you’re due to start work, and you’re claiming Universal Credit, you can claim back up to 85% of your eligible childcare costs for children under 16. You could get up to £646 a month for one child, or £1,108 for two or more.

Universal Credit is being phased in over the next few years. It will replace a number of existing benefits, including tax credits. Whether you can claim will depend on where you live and your personal circumstances.

Contact the helpline on 0845 300 3900.

If your employer operates a childcare voucher scheme, you can save National Insurance and Income Tax. We accept childcare vouchers such as such as Edenred, Care4, Sodexo and Computershare

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