A few handy tips about how you can get help with your childcare fees
Early Education Entitlement- 15 or 30 hours
Early Education Entitlement is funded childcare for 3 and 4 year olds by the government. We are registered to received the Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE) which is available to all children over the age of 3 and covers the cost of 15 hours of pre school education per week during term time – we will be happy to provide more information on this funding when you visit the nursery. There is an charge of £8.00 payable by our parents for additional services.
We also offer places for those eligible to receive 30 hours funded childcare. More information is available from the office. There is an charge of £8.00 payable by our parents for additional services. We also accept childcare vouchers as forms of payment.
Help from Employers
Your employer can offer help with childcare by using childcare vouchers which can give a huge saving on your tax and N.I. contributions. To make this saving, your employer will need to pay part of your salary to you by way of childcare vouchers and therefore the cost of childcare is taken out of your salary before tax and NI are calculated. Your employer will need to be registered with one of the childcare voucher schemes. Individual employers have a variety of schemes to choose from, please ask your employer to see if they provide a scheme.
Child tax credit
Child tax credit is available to families who have an income of up to £58,000 per year. There is also a higher payment for families who have at least one child under one year old and for families with children that have a disability. For more information on tax credits please contact the tax credit helpline on 0845 300 3900.
Working tax credit
Working tax credit is for parents in lower paid work who are working at least sixteen hours per week. The childcare element of working tax credit can pay up to 70% of the cost of registered childcare. For more information, please contact the helpline on 0845 300 3900.
