Childcare Offer for Wales
Under the Childcare Offer for Wales, you could claim up to 30 hours of early education and childcare in Wales per week, for up to 48 weeks of the year. The scheme aims to make life a bit easier for parents/carers by providing support with childcare costs.
The Childcare Offer has already helped parents/carers from all over Wales to return to work, increase their hours or work more flexibly. One of the aims of the scheme is to give working parents/carers a bit of extra money every month, to spend on the things that are important to their family.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible for the Childcare Offer for Wales you must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Your child is aged 3 or 4 years who is able to access part time education
- You live in Caerphilly County Borough
And:
- All parents, or co-habiting couples, in the household earn the equivalent of at least 16 hours at national living wage or national minimum wage or above, or
- One parent is employed and one parent has substantial caring responsibilities based on specific benefits received for caring; or
- Both parents are employed but one or both parents are temporarily away from the workplace on parental, maternity, paternity or adoption leave; or
- Both parents are employed but one or both parents are temporarily away from the workplace on statutory sick pay; or
- One parent is employed and one parent is disabled or incapacitated based on receipt of specific benefits;
When to apply?
From the term following their 3rd birthday, children could be entitled to up to 20 hours of government funded childcare. This is in addition to the 10 hours already provided by the part-time Foundation Phase and up to 30 hours of childcare during the school holidays.
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Child’s Date of Birth
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When can I apply? * Please note there are no deadlines
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When can my child access the Childcare Offer? * Please note funding only starts after confirmed completion of both the Application and Individual Child Placement processes. Payment is not back dated to start of term
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1 September 2017 to 31 December 2017
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16/10/2020
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From the Spring Term 2021 to the Summer Term 2022
(4 January 2021 to end August 2022)
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1 January 2018 to 2 April 2018
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15/02/2021
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From the Summer Term 2021 to the Summer Term 2022
(12 April 2021 to end August 2022)
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3 April 2018 to 31 August 2018
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31/05/2021
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From the Autumn Term 2021 to the Summer Term 2022
(6 September 2021 to end August 2022)
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1 September 2018 to 31 December 2018
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25/10/2021
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From the Spring Term 2022 to the Summer Term 2023
(4 January 2022 to end August 2023)
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1 January 2019 to 31 March 2019
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21/02/2022
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From the Summer Term 2022 to the Summer Term 2023
(25 April 2022 to end August 2023)
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1 April 2019 to 31 August 2019
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30/05/2022
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From the Autumn Term 2022 to the Summer Term 2023
(begining September 2022 to end August 2023)
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For School term dates please visit: https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/Services/Schools-and-learning/Schools,-term-dates-and-closures
How to apply
To apply you will need to complete and submit an application form. We will then check your eligibility and email you to confirm if you are eligible.
For further information on the process of applying for the Childcare Offer for Wales please click the link below:
Change of circumstances
Please complete this form if your child is currently receiving funded childcare from the Childcare Offer for Wales and your circumstances have changed that may effect your eligibility.
You will need to tell us if you and/or the second adult living in the household:
- have become unemployed
- have become self-employed
- have changed employer
- have changed the hours of employment
- have stopped receiving a qualifying benefit
- have moved house
- have moved out of the household leaving only one parent or legal guardian living in the household
- another adult has moved into the household
- any other change you feel may impact on your entitlement
You do not need to tell us if you are on maternity, paternity or adoption leave but are still employed. This does not affect your eligibility.
Further information
For more information about the scheme please visit the Welsh Government website.
To find out what childcare is available visit the Caerphilly Family Information Service Website, alternatively you can contact them on 01443 863232 or email fis@caerphilly.gov.uk.