Conway Primary School is signed up to the Tax-Free Childcare Scheme - you can use your account to pay for After School Clubs and Late-night Provision

This year the government has introduced Tax-Free Childcare, a new UK-wide scheme to help working parents pay for childcare.

What is Tax-Free Childcare?

Parents will be able to open an online childcare account, which they will use to pay for their childcare directly.

For every £8 a parent pays in, the government will pay in an extra £2. Parents can receive up to £2,000 per child, per year, towards their childcare costs, or £4,000 for disabled children – separate from funded entitlements. The offer will be available for children up to the age of 12, or 17 for children who are disabled.

To qualify, both parents will have to be in work, and each expecting to earn at least £115 a week – and not more than £100,000 each year.

Tax-Free Childcare can be used to pay for:

●Pre schools

●Registered childminders

●Day nurseries

●School based care (that is paid for, such as after-school clubs)

Parents can’t claim Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as claiming tax credits, Universal Credit or childcare vouchers. Childcare providers can receive payments from both Tax-Free Childcare and childcare vouchers.

Parents are be able to search for childcare providers who have signed up using an online tool. Payments will be made directly from a parent’s online account and will automatically include the government’s contribution, arriving in one simple transaction for providers.

What happens next?

If you require any support or have any questions on Tax-Free Childcare please contact HMRC at https://www.gov.uk/tax-free-childcare