Articles on Family Advice and financial support (12)

2 year old children: 15 hours early learning for eligible families

Is your family living on a low income or claiming income based benefits? Does your two year old have additional needs, or have they left care? You may be entitled to claim government-funded childcare up to a maximum of 15 hours early learning during term time. In Kensington and…

3 and 4 year olds: 15 funded hours of early education and childcare

All three and four year old children in England are entitled to 15 hours of government-funded childcare or early education for 38 weeks (up to 570 hours per year), that you can use flexibly with one or more providers. Some providers will allow you to ‘stretch’ the hours over 52 weeks,…

30 hours of funded early education and childcare per week

Eligible children may access up to 30 hours government-funded early education and childcare per week from 9 months old until they start school. Parents using the 30 hours can save up to £7,500 a year (read more on this link). These hours are intended to cover term time only (38 weeks…

Care to Learn Scheme

The Care to Learn scheme can help with childcare costs while you study (up to £195 per child per week if you live in London).

Family Advice and financial support

In this page you may find information about different types of financial support:

Financial support for young people

Finding a nursery or childminder offering the 30 hours government-funded childcare for eligible working parents

The 30 hours government-funded entitlement can used at any Ofsted-registered provider that are also registered to accept these hours, such as:  nursery classes in primary schools  private nursery schools  private or voluntary pre-schools or playgroups  private or voluntary day nurseries  nursery units of independent schools …

Free school meals (FSM)

Free school meals is a government initiative which provides children with a nutritious meal during term time. You can apply for free school meals if your child is in full time education and you receive any of the following benefits: Universal Credit (provided you have an…

Help for low income families

The government provides information on a number of different Benefits for families, including who they are for and how you can apply for them, including; Apply for free school meals Benefits calculators Care to Learn Carer's Credit Childcare Grant Claim if you were injured while serving…

School uniform support

If you are looking for school uniform support, we would first suggest contacting your child’s school to see if they have a uniform bank available. Alternatively, the following charities may be able to support you if you meet their criteria. Please note that if you…