Government help with childcare is expanding. Read more about the changes in this section.
Early Years childcare support is expanding.
From September 2025, 15 hours for working families with children under 3 will expand to 30 hours, meaning eligible working families can now apply for 30 hours of childcare from the term after their child turns 9 months until they reach school age.
If you currently receive 15 hours for working parents, just reconfirm as usual and the code will work for the 30 hours offer in September, providing you remain eligible.
Wraparound childcare is expanding to provide support both before and after school. Since September, more wraparound childcare places have become available for primary school aged children in England.
To ensure children are ready to learn at the start of the school day, and help to drive improvements to behaviour, attendance and attainment, the government has confirmed the first schools that will offer free breakfast clubs as part of a new scheme from April 2025. More details on the national rollout of free breakfast clubs will be available soon.