Important information to share with families about childcare funding

Childcare is one of the biggest costs facing working families today. The Government want to make childcare more affordable and accessible to reduce the barriers that may be preventing some parents from working, so are expanding their childcare scheme to include more funded hours per week for more working families.

At the moment, depending on the child’s date of birth, eligible working parents can get:

  • up to 15 hours a week if your child is 2 years old
  • up to 30 hours a week if your child is 3 to 4 years old

From September 2024, eligible working parents can get:

  • up to 15 hours a week if your child is 9 months to 2 years old

The aim is that, by September 2025, most working families will be entitled to 30 hours of government support with childcare costs from the start of the funding period after their child turns 9 months old until, they start school.

The changes are being introduced gradually, and we’ve put together this special edition of our newsletter to help you understand what support you might be eligible for.

We’re also running some free online information sessions in July about how to access more early years funded childcare and other financial help.

Read more in the Devon County Council bulletin: Will your child be nine months old by Saturday 31 August 2024? (govdelivery.com)