Get tax-free childcare
What is tax-free childcare?
This scheme is for children aged 0 to 11.
With tax-free childcare, you pay your Ofsted-registered childcare provider with money you add to your online childcare account.
When you add money, the government adds extra money to help you pay for childcare.
- For every £8 you pay in, the government adds an extra £2.
- If you pay in £1000, you’ll get £200 free
- This is limited at £2,000 each year for each child.
How do you get tax-free childcare?
If you do not already have one, you need to register for a childcare account.
Then, follow the instructions to:
- Set up your tax-free childcare
- Add your childcare provider
- Add money to pay them
Next, the government adds a contribution. Then, you pay your childcare provider.
If you already have an account, sign in and follow the instructions.
Does tax-free childcare stop you from getting other childcare funding?
Tax-free childcare will not stop you from getting other kinds of funded childcare.
You may already receive funded childcare like:
- universal childcare for 3-4 year olds
- childcare funding for disadvantaged 2-year-olds
- childcare funding for working families
If so, log in to your childcare account and add your tax-free childcare option.