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If you're a parent registered for Tax-Free Childcare or free childcare if you're working, sign in to pay into your account, reconfirm your eligibility, update your details.
Register your profile, search vacancies and apply for an apprenticeship - you must be 16 or over
Help with the cost of paying for approved childcare - Tax-Free Childcare, 15 and 30 hours childcare, childcare vouchers, tax credits, Learner Support.
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How to apply for free childcare if you're working.
First 750 schools to offer clubs from April, delivering on government’s Plan for Change.
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