DfE Childcare Stakeholder Information: Transforming childcare support up to 2025 (May 2023)
The Department for Education (DfE) have published information for providers and parents to inform about the implementation of the childcare announcements made in the spring 2023 budget.
The pack of information is for stakeholders with an interest in childcare, including early years providers, sector bodies, employers, and parents and carers and contains:
- key messages,
- communications resources
- answers to frequently asked questions
The pack will help you to communicate with parents about the changes to childcare policy announced in the Spring Budget on 15 March 2023.
This includes:
- Expansion of childcare support for working parents to include children age 9 months up to school age
- Wrap around care and childminders
- Changes to universal credit childcare payments
Click here to access more information provided to us by the Department for Education.
Start Well will update as additional information is made available by DfE.
Useful links
- Budget 2023: Everything you need to know about childcare support - The Education Hub (blog.gov.uk)
- "free childcare" - Search Results - The Education Hub (blog.gov.uk)
- How we are growing our 30 hours free childcare offer - The Education Hub (blog.gov.uk)
- Early education entitlements and funding update: March 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- How we are ensuring thousands of children receive a healthy, nutritious breakfast - The Education Hub (blog.gov.uk)
- Universal Credit - The Education Hub (blog.gov.uk)
- 30 hours free childcare - The Education Hub (blog.gov.uk)
- Help for Households - Get government cost of living support
- Childcare Choices | GOV.UK
