30 hours ‘free childcare’
We do offer places for children that are eligible for the 30-hours funded childcare.
Please ask at the office for an application form.
We have included information regarding how to work out if you are eligible for funding and how to sign up.
Eligibility Criteria for 30 Hours
Each parent (or the sole parent in a single parent family) will need to earn on average £139 per week (the equivalent of 16 hours on the National Minimum Wage per week), but no more than £100,000 a year each.
A family with an annual household income of £199,999 would be eligible if each parent earns just under £100,000.
Self-employed parents and parents on zero-hour contracts will be eligible if they meet the average earnings threshold.
Parents can still be eligible if they usually work but:
- one or both parents are away from work on statutory sick pay
- one or both parents are on parental, maternity, paternity or adoption leave.
In addition, parents are eligible if one parent is employed, but the other:
- has substantial caring responsibilities based on specific benefits for caring
- is disabled or incapacitated based on specific benefits.
Parents who work less than 16 hours a week
Eligibility is based on income earned, not hours worked. If a parent works for less than 16 hours, but in that time, earns more than the equivalent of 16 hours per week at national living wage (or minimum wage for under 25s), they will still be eligible.
All 3 and 4 year olds will remain entitled to 15 hours of early education per week during term time, regardless of the employment status of their parent(s).
How do I sign up for the 30 hours?
You can apply for both the 30-hour offer and tax-free childcare via a single application on the Childcare Choices website .
To complete the application, you provide your name, address and national insurance number, as well as whether you expect to meet the income requirements over the next three months and whether you are in receipt of any benefits.
If you live with a partner, you will need to provide the same information for them as well. This will enable HMRC to decide whether your child is eligible for the 30 hours (as well as tax-free childcare).
If you are eligible, you will be given an 11-digit code that you will need to take to your childcare provider along with your national insurance number and your child’s birth certificate.
Your provider will then use the government’s eligibility checking system to check the code is valid. If it is, they will be able to book your child’s place – but bear in mind that providers don’t have to take part in the 30-hour offer, so be sure to speak to your childcare provider about what they are able to offer for your family.
You will need to reconfirm your eligibility every three months and will receive a reminder text message or email from the government before the deadline.
If you give false information about your eligibility, you could be fined up to £3000.
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