Claire from Leeds shares some of the benefits she's found since taking up 30 hours including how "it helps give you back your independence and not just being a mum all the time".
Once your eligibility has been confirmed you will receive a code from HMRC which you then need to take to the childcare provider/school of your choice (as long as they are signed up to deliver 30 hours free childcare). You can then discuss your childcare requirements.
Eligibility codes issued to parents will typically have a 3 month validity period.
Parents will be asked to reconfirm their eligibility on the GOV.uk website every 3 months, declaring any changes in their circumstances.
The government is also introducing a ‘Grace Period’ so that if a parent’s employment circumstances change they can retain their free childcare place for a set amount of time. This will:
Provide continuity for the child
Give parents the opportunity to regain employment; and;
Give childcare providers certainty that if they offer a free childcare place, they will not risk having an empty place immediately following those changes in circumstances.
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