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I'm with you the whole thing, confuses me even about how to apply, let alone how it works with a nursey xx
@beckie you apply on the gov website, just type in gov funded childcare and it comes straight up, it takes less than 10 mins to apply and you get a code, you then give this code to your nursery. Its really simple
Thank you @Abbie my friends have managed it but when asked it doesn't get explained. So with nursery's do you just go and find one and then get the code or do you get the code and then find a nursey this is where I am seriously getting confused as I my work mucked me about when it came back to going back then I have now gone back but I missed the cut off for the September start would it still work for the Jan help? Xx
@beckie if you find your nursery first, the code only lasts 3 months before it has to be renewed, just make sure your nursery accepts gov funded hours :) then when your doing all your enrolment stuff & forms for your lo to start, they’ll ask you for the code :) x
@Abbie thank you so much 💓 xx
If you're maternity ends in November then it'll start in Jan. I don't go back to the office til November as I'm using up annual leave in October, so my annual leave starts on the 30th September/maternity ends 29th September, so I can the hours from September.
Don’t forget as well you should apply for ‘tax free’ child care so you get 20% off. Basically you 80% into the gov account and they top up the remaining 20% directly to the child care provider xx
It will be January. You need to be back to work and little one needs to be in nursery by the time the nursery apply for their funding (late September I think). I’m the same it’s annoying but I want the extra time with my girl. So I’m paying the full bill till Jan and will start it then xx