Childcare and Early Years

Childcare and Early Years Guidance

Check what help you could get with childcare costs - GOV.UK
An easy way to check what is available to help families pay for childcare.

Childcare Choices | 30 hours childcare, tax-free childcare and more | Help with costs - GOV.UK
Help with childcare costs.

Childcare for service children - GOV.UK
Information on childcare for Service families within the UK and overseas.

Get childcare: step by step - GOV.UK
How to find childcare, get help paying for it and what to do if your circumstances change.

Ofsted - GOV.UK
OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills) inspection reports and other guidance.

Wraparound childcare email address: people-affs-wac-fro-mailbox@mod.gov.uk
Wrap-around Childcare (WAC) team email address for queries.

Childcare expenses email address: people-affs-child-expenses@mod.gov.uk
Childcare expenses team email address for queries about ONA.

Childcare and parenting - GOV.UK
Information for families about Childcare and parenting - Includes giving birth, fostering, adopting, benefits for children, childcare and schools.

Ofsted inspections of early years and childcare providers - GOV.UK
OFSTED inspection reports for Early Years settings.

Tax-free childcare - GOV.UK
Information for families about Tax Free Childcare, who is eligible and how to apply.

Universal Credit childcare costs - GOV.UK
If you pay for childcare while you go to work, Universal Credit can pay some of your childcare costs.

Find a registered childminder - GOV.UK
Finding local childminding services - England and Wales only.

Employing someone to work in your home: Au pairs - GOV.UK
Information for families about employing an Au pair to live and work in the family home.

Funded early learning and childcare - Early education and care - gov.scot
Early learning and childcare information for families based in Scotland.

Find a nursery or childcare place - mygov.scot
Information for families based in Scotland about finding a nursery or childcare place.

Get 30 hours of childcare for 3 and 4 year olds | GOV.WALES
Information for families based in Wales about Early Education. Including funding and the application process.

Childcare | GOV.WALES
General Guidance and services about childcare and funding, for families based in Wales.

FamilySupportNI - Family support and childcare services across Northern Ireland
Find registered childcare in Northern Ireland and useful information including financial support.

Additional Information

Royal Navy Forum
A safe and protected online environment for Service Personnel and their Families.

Armed Forces Covenant

Third Sector Guidance

Cobseo - The Confederation of Service Charities

Don't forget: There is an abundance of additional information, for example MOD policy and guidance. Please ask your Service person to look for the following information internally via Defence Connect and defnet.

• Information about Wraparound Childcare - funding for eligible Service families with before and after school care costs. Early Years Childcare Funding Overseas can be found on Defence Connect.

• Information about Childcare in Defence estate can be found within 2024DIN01-026 on defnet.

• Information on Early Years childcare overseas can be found on Defence Connect.

Further support and guidance can be found on Armed Forces Families Support Site (SharePoint) or contact the team for advice on policies: People-AFFS-FamiliesTeam@mod.gov.uk.