Thousands get expanded childcare in Yorkshire and the Humber
New figures show that 52,878 children across the region are now in funded childcare places under the government’s 30 hours offer, part of a national total of 530,000. The scheme, which surpasses the original target of 500,000, is designed to support parents returning to work and to improve access to early education. Bridget Phillipson, education […]
HMRC applications for 30 hours of free childcare now open.
From today, working parents of children who will be nine months old before September 1 can apply for up to 30 hours of funded childcare a week — saving families as much as £7,500 a year per child. This builds on the successful rollout of 15 funded hours for children from nine months last September, […]