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The following pages offer advice and guidance of childcare support and the funded early education places available in Barking & Dagenham.
Tax Free Childcare is a Government scheme helping working families with their childcare costs in an affordable way.
For every £8 a parent pays in, the government will pay in an extra £2. Parents can receive up to £2,000 per child, per year, towards their childcare costs, or £4,000 for disabled children.
If you're a working parent with children under 12 (or under 17 for disabled children), you can open an online account to pay for registered childcare.
Find out more about Tax-Free Childcare on GOV.UK
Please also see our Tax Free Childcare Myth Busting Facts