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You may be able to get extra help with childcare and early learning costs. Find information about other funding, benefits and support available to families.

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Best Start in Life Guidance and support from pregnancy through your child’s early development.
Care to Learn The Care to Learn scheme can help with childcare costs while you study.
Child Benefit Child Benefit is an allowance paid for each child.
Childcare Calculator Use this calculator to find out how much you could get towards approved childcare.
Childcare funding for children with additional needs Information about Disability Living Allowance, Disability Access Fund (DAF), SEN Inclusion Fund and Childcare Access Funding.
Early Years Pupil Premium Extra funding for Early Years providers to improve the outcomes of children. For eligible children aged two, three or four.
Help paying for childcare: Universal Credit and childcare - GOV.UK Universal Credit can help working parents pay for childcare.

Families Information Service

Cambridgeshire Families Information Service are happy to support you to understand what financial support you are entitled to and help support you with childcare costs.

Email: fis@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Tel: 0345 045 1360

Cambridgeshire Families Information Service Facebook page

Frequently asked questions about childcare funding