The Childcare Offer for Wales
What is the offer?
Parents and guardians can apply for childcare and early education for up to 30 hours a week. Foster carers and kinship carers (relative or friend who is not a child’s parent) can also apply.
30 hours a week is made up of:
To be eligible for the Childcare Offer Wales:
- you must live in Wales
- each parent's gross income must be £100,000 or less per year
In addition, you must also meet one of the following criteria:
- employed and earn at least, on average, the equivalent to working 16 hours a week at National Minimum Wage or Living Wage.
- on Statutory Pay and Leave (Sick, Maternity, Paternity, Parental, Bereavement or Adoption Leave)
- enrolled on a further or higher education course that is at least 10 weeks in length
Your child can start the offer on
| Your Child turns 3 between? | Your child can start the offer on? start |
|---|
| 1 September to 31 December |
Beginning of the term on or after 1 January |
| 1 January to 31 March |
Start of the term on or after 1 April |
| 1 April to 31 August |
Start of the term on or after 1 September |
How to apply?
Please follow the below link below to the GOV.WALES website to make an application:
Apply online: 30 hours of childcare for 3 and 4 year olds (GOV.WALES)
More Information:
Information for Childcare Providers:
Contact us:
Parents are responsible for finding childcare that meets their requirements, however the Family Information Service can provide details of the childcare which is available in your area, please contact either:
Gwynedd Family Information Service