This is a gentle reminder to all parents that you need to apply every three months for your 30 free hours childcare and/or Tax-free Childcare services. This is to reconfirm your eligibility. You must do this even if your child hasn’t started their 30-hour place. How...
Starting nursery can be enormously beneficial for children and their families, but it can cause some anxiety for everyone involved! So, what can be done to make the process of settling children into nursery positive for both parent and child? Here at First Steps, we...
Many of our parents currently use Childcare Vouchers to help pay for their nursery fees. We wanted to bring to your attention that this scheme is slowly being phased out, with Tax-Free Childcare taking its place. We would advise all parents to consider the benefits of...
Children born between September 1, 2013 and August 31, 2014 must apply ready to start school in September 2018 – or risk losing out on a place. If you haven’t got around to putting in your application, you must make sure you have done it by 15th January...
The government has introduced new ways to help parents with childcare costs, but it has left many confused and bewildered on how it will affect them and their monthly outgoings. Here we explain what changes have come into play, and also how First Steps has implemented...
