TIPTON TODDLERS DAY NURSERY
Day nursery in Tipton for children 0-12 years
TIPTON TODDLERS
DAY NURSERY
Day nursery in Tipton for children 0-12 years
Help Paying For Your Childcare
How Does Funding Work?
We understand that trying to navigate childcare funding options can be difficult. With so much to consider and a lot of options to explore, it can become confusing to know what you are eligible for.
We want to make sure that you feel
fully supported and informed when it comes to the savings and financial aid you may be eligible to receive.
Tax Free Childcare
Who is eligible?
Working families, including the self-employed, in the UK
Earning under £100k and at least £152 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage) each
Who aren't receiving Tax Credits, Universal Credit or childcare vouchers
With children aged 0-11 (or 0-16 if disabled)
For every £8 you pay into an online account, the government will add an extra £2, up to£2,000 per child per year.
You can use Tax-Free Childcare all year round to spend on regulated child care, for example, if your childcare costs are £750 per month, you would pay £600 into your childcare account and the government would pay in £150. This would be an annual saving of £1,800 per child.
15 hours for 2 year olds
For families in England, receiving some forms of support
With 2-year-old children
15 hours of free childcare or early education for 38 weeks
To be able to take up 15 hours of free childcare for your two-year-old you or your child must meet the eligibility criteria. Please visit Sandwell's website for further information.
A total of 570 hours per year, that you can use flexibly with one or more childcare provider
It's available at our nurseries: Tipton Toddlers, Early Steps Dudley and Fairytales Great Barr. From the term after your child’s 2nd birthday.
15 hours for 3 and 4 years olds
For families in England
With 3 and 4-year-old children
15 hours of free childcare or early education for 38 weeks
A total of 570 hours per year, that you can use flexibly with one or more childcare provider
It's available at our nurseries: Tipton Toddlers, Early Steps Dudley and Fairytales Great Barr. From the term after your child’s 3rd birthday.
30 hours for 3 and 4 year olds
For families in England
With 3 and 4-year-old children
30 hours of free childcare or early education for 38 weeks
A total of 1,140 hours per year, that you can use flexibly with one or more childcare provider
It's available at our nurseries: Tipton Toddlers, Early Steps Dudley and Fairytales Great Barr. From the term after your child’s 3rd birthday.
Tax Credits
For working families, in the UK
With children under 16 (or under 17 if disabled)
70% of childcare costs, up to a cap
If you cannot make a new claim for Tax Credits, you may be able to apply for Universal Credit instead.
You can use Tax- Credits all year round to spend on regulated child care.
Universal Credits
For working families claiming Universal Credit, in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales
With children under 17*
Up to 85% of eligible childcare costs
Who aren't receiving Tax-Free Childcare
* The childcare cost element in Universal Credit is paid up to the end of August following the child's 16th birthday.
You can use Universal Credits all year round to spend on regulated child care.
Support While You Study
Weekly payments from Care to Learn if you’re at school or sixth-form college.
Help through your college if you’re in further education
A weekly grant if you’re in full-time higher education
You could get weekly payments through Care to Learn if you're under 20 at the start of a publicly-funded course, such as a school or sixth form.
You can apply for Discretionary Learner Support to pay for childcare if you're 19 or over and in further education, for example, if you're studying for an NVQ, BTEC or PGCE.
You can apply for a Childcare Grant if you're in full-time higher education to pay for childcare costs for children under 15 (or under 17 if they have special needs).
15 Hours for 2 Year Olds
15 Hours for 3 Year Olds
Tax Credit
Not in receipt of UC or TC
Universal Credit
*All information is taken from the Childcare Choices website and correct as of September 2022.