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Free early education and childcare

Learning, development, care and play guidance and activities for children from birth to 5 years old.

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Budget 2023: Everything you need to know about childcare support

Childcare options

Explore different childcare options such as nurseries, childminders, pre-school, nannies and more.

Free Early Education for two year olds

Free early education for three and four year olds

All three and four-year olds are entitled to 15 hours a week of free childcare - Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE).

Help with childcare costs

Schemes and support available to help parents pay for the cost of childcare. Support for free early education, working parents, student parents, and parents of a disabled child.

Information on charges from free early education childcare providers

Further information on what your free early education provider can charge you for.

Support for if you think your provider has not delivered your education place entirely free

Further information on how you can check if your childcare education is free.

Family Hubs

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Home learning for under fives

Our Chit Chat Pitter Pat service helping parents and under fives learn at home.

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Your child's learning and development

A guide to how your child will learn and develop during their first five years.

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