The Government are extending childcare to support more parents returning to work after their parental leave ends. By September 2025, working parents of all children over the age of nine months will be entitled to 30 hours of childcare. So that schools, nurseries and childminders can prepare to deliver such a major expansion, it will be rolled out in phases:
From April 2024, working parents of 2-year-olds will be able to access 15 hours childcare.
From September 2024, 15 hours childcare will be extended to all working families with children the term after 9 months
From September 2025, working parents of children under the age of 5 will be entitled to 30 hours childcare per week.