A REMINDER to apply for your 30 hours childcare code BY 31ST AUGUST 2025

Expanding childcare support can help give your child a great start and give you the choices you need to balance work and family life.

From September, eligible working parents of children from 9 months old up to school age can access up to 30 hours of childcare a week, over 38 weeks of the year - starting from the term after your child turns 9 months old.

Apply for your code by 31st August to start using your hours from 1 September.

You do not need to reapply for a new code if you are already using 15 hours childcare for working families. Simply continue to reconfirm your details every 3 months on your Gov.UK account and your exisiting code will update automatically to enable you to take up 30 hours from September.

If you are already using 15 hours childcare and want to increase your hours from September, please speak to your provider directly, as places may be limited. If you are strugging to find a place, please get in touch.