GOV.UK - Help with childcare
Please note - the following information has been extracted from the https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs website
You can get help paying for childcare if it’s provided by a:
- registered childminder, playscheme, nursery or club
- childminder with an Ofsted-registered childminding agency
- registered school
- home careworker working for a registered home care agency
This is known as ‘approved childcare’.
Sign in to your childcare account if you already get Tax-Free Childcare or 30 hours free childcare.
You can check if a childcare provider is approved or search for one in:
- England through Ofsted
- Wales through the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales
- Scotland through the Scottish Care Inspectorate
- Northern Ireland through the local early years team register
Childcare at school
You can get help paying for childcare provided by a school, for example nursery school fees.
When your child starts primary school
You can only get help paying for care that is outside school hours, for example after school clubs or breakfast clubs.
You cannot get help paying for school fees.
Childcare provided by relatives
If you live in England or Scotland
You can only get help paying for childcare by a relative (for example a grandparent) if:
- they’re a registered childminder and care for your child outside your home
- you’re paying them using Universal Credit, tax credits or childcare vouchers
You cannot get help for childcare provided by your partner or paid for by the free early education and childcare scheme.