{"id":68326,"date":"2025-05-14T10:18:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T09:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/early-years-and-childcare\/help-with-paying-for-childcare-new\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T12:45:46","slug":"help-with-paying-for-childcare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/early-years-and-childcare\/help-with-paying-for-childcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Help with paying for childcare"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-69c135f6f20de\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"parent-banner clearfix no-padding\" id=\"block_acf-block-69c135f6f211d\"><div class=\"banner-outer\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"banner-show parent-banner-outer parent-banner-1\" data-aos=\"fade\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x banner-top\"><div class=\"medium-8 large-8 cell medium-order-1 content-1\"><div class=\"banner-content\"><header><h1>Help with paying for childcare<\/h1><\/header><p>There are several forms of support to help parents and carers pay for childcare.\u00a0Take a look at the options available below.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-69c135f6f2189\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix\" id=\"block_acf-block-69c135f6f2af6\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"show-for-sr text-center\">Paying for childcare topics<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/early-years-and-childcare\/help-with-paying-for-childcare\/what-is-early-years-funding-for-under-5s\/\">Early years funding for under fives &#8211; an overview<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>The government provides Early Years Entitlement funding for children under five-years-old who are accessing childcare.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/early-years-and-childcare\/help-with-paying-for-childcare\/help-with-childcare-costs-for-under-twos\/\">Help with childcare costs for under twos<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Funding for childcare for under twos.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/early-years-and-childcare\/help-with-paying-for-childcare\/2-year-old-funding\/\">Funded care and education for two-year-olds<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Find out whether you can get free childcare and education for your two-year-old.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-4\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/early-years-and-childcare\/help-with-paying-for-childcare\/free-childcare-3-4-year-olds\/\">Funded care and education for three and four-year-olds<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>All three and four-year-olds can get funded places.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-5\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/early-years-and-childcare\/help-with-paying-for-childcare\/help-paying-for-childcare-school-aged-children\/\">Help with childcare costs for school-age children<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Funding for childcare for school-age children.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-6\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/early-years-and-childcare\/help-with-paying-for-childcare\/free-childcare-if-working\/\">Free childcare if you&#039;re working<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>How to get free childcare if you&#8217;re working.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-7\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/early-years-and-childcare\/help-with-paying-for-childcare\/30-hours-free-childcare\/\">Extra funded places for working families<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Your three or four-year-old child may be eligible for 30 hours per week of funded childcare.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-8\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/early-years-and-childcare\/help-with-paying-for-childcare\/paying-childcare-special-educational-needs-disabilities\/\">Help with childcare costs for children with SEND<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Funding for childcare for children with special educational needs and disabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-9\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/early-years-and-childcare\/help-with-paying-for-childcare\/other-forms-of-support\/\">Other forms of support<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Some other forms of support to help you with childcare costs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix\" id=\"block_acf-block-69c135f6f2b45\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"text-center\">You may also be interested in:<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a 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