Articles on Parents and Carers (128)
Family advice and financial support
In this page you may find information about different types of financial support:Financial support to help with school-age childcare costs
Providers will set their own fees for childcare. Parents eligible for Tax-Free Childcare or Universal Credit Childcare will be able to use the support to help pay for childcare. Tax-Free Childcare could save eligible parents up to £2,000 per year for children aged up to 11, or £4,000 per year…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 …Fire safety
The London Fire Brigade website provides information on common risks within the home and how to reduce them. The site provides information on how to conduct your own home fire safety check as well as further support if you are worried about a child or young…Fostering and adoption
The Kensington and Chelsea Adoption Service is now run by Coram Ambitious for Adoption. If you are enquiring about Adopting a Child please contact [email protected] If you are enquiring about Post Adoption Support please contact [email protected] If you are enquiring about your birth or adoption records prior to 1975 (National Children’s Adoption Association) please…Free breakfast clubs in schools
The government is committed to delivering a free breakfast club consisting of 30 minutes of childcare and breakfast in every state-funded school with primary-aged pupils in England. Free breakfast clubs will help ensure pupils start every day ready to learn, and in turn will improve…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…Funded childcare options if I am in receipt of additional forms of support, if I do not have recourse to public funds, or if my child has SEND
If you have a child aged 2 and are not working, or are on a low-income and in receipt of certain benefits such as Universal Credit, Child Tax Credit, or Working Tax Credit, your child may be eligible for '15 hours Early Learning' per week during term-time. In Kensington and…