Childcare support

Funding

You could be eligible for support with your child’s nursery fees and as a nursery we offer a number of different avenues of support to try and lessen the burdens on families.

If you are unsure if you qualify for any of the childcare funding below please contact us on 01554 744791 or email nurseryoffice@myrtlehouse.org.uk

For 2 year olds

Flying Start Carmarthenshire

Flying Start is a Welsh Government funded programme targeted at 2 year old children and their families who live in certain areas of Carmarthenshire.

Help available includes:

• Part-time childcare for 2-3 year olds.

• Enhanced Health Visiting service.

• Access to parenting programmes.

• Support for children to learn to talk and communicate.

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For 3 & 4 year olds

The Childcare Offer for Wales

The Childcare Offer for Wales offers help with childcare costs for working parents of 3 to 4 year olds.  Under this offer, you could claim 30 hours of early education and childcare in Wales a week, for up to 48 weeks of the year. It aims to make life a bit easier for parents by offering help with childcare costs.

The Offer has already helped parents from all over Wales to return to work, increase their hours or work more flexibly. Others are taking training opportunities to develop their skills, change their job or even start their own business.  The aim is to give working parents a bit of extra money every month, to spend on the things that are important to their family.

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Tax Free Childcare Scheme

Tax-Free Childcare can help with the cost of paying for childcare.

You’ll need to set up a childcare account, which both you and the government will pay into. You can then use this money to pay your childcare provider.

For every £8 you pay into the account, the government will top it up by £2.

The total top up you can get for each child is £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year). This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months if your child is disabled (up to £4,000 a year).

You’ll usually need to be working (or returning to work) and your child must be 11 or younger (16 or younger if they’re disabled).

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