If you are a childminder in the UK, did you know you could be eligible for the following financial support from the Government?
1.Childcare Business Grant
If you are a newly registered childminder or childminding agency in England, you could get a one-off grant of £300 - £1000 from the Department of Education to help you kickstart your business. Who can apply?- Registered childminders
- Childminding Agencies
- Childcare provider working from a domestic premises
- You are registered with Ofsted or CMA (Child Minding Agency) on the Early Years Register.
- Newly registered: Your application should be no later than three months of registering your childminding business.
- You shouldn’t have applied for the grant before. However, there is an exception. If you’ve once received the childcare business grant as a childminder and you are now expanding into a childminding agency, you are eligible to apply
- You plan to provide the 30-hours funded scheme to at least one child in your setting, and you must be registered with your Local Authority to offer the 30-hours scheme.
- DBS checks (for England and Wales) or Disclosure Scotland for childminders in Scotland
- First Aid Course
- Childproofing
- Contracts
- Trade memberships
- Insurance
- Health declaration booklet
- Toys, furniture, children’s books
- Training & courses for professional development
- Childcare record management tools such as Cheqdin
- ICT tools for the children
2. Early Years Pupil Premium
If you have underprivileged 3 and 4 year-olds-in your care – who are adopted, in care or whose parents qualify for certain benefits - you could get a Government grant of up to £300 per child every year. Who can apply?- Registered Childminders
- Preschools
- Nurseries
- Schools
- Training staff in specialised areas such as speech and language or maths
- Toys, books and equipment such as tablets for supervised use by the children
- Dance or music sessions to support their learning and physical development
- Vouchers towards uniform and book bags to take home
3.Disability Access Fund
If you provide places for 3-4-year-olds who receive Disability Living Allowance and are entitled to free early year education and childcare, you could receive up to £615 per child every year. Who can apply?- Registered childminders
- Nurseries
- Preschools
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