To ask a 30 funded hours question?

[saphi3]

I’ll be back at work in September 2025 - baby should be eligible for the 30 ‘funded’ hours from 9 months old.

We probably want to use 2 days a week, all year round. Childminder we have our name down with currently charges £45 a day.

What would our monthly costs look like with the free hours? She’s quite positive they’re going to be rolled out as planned but then again I’ve seen a post today saying if Labour get into power they won’t guarantee to continue the 30 free hours.

[OhhhhhhhhBiscuits]

She can set her own rules about the hours will look. Some settings only take 5 hours a day funding and the rest of the day is paid for. Some will stretch it out over the year so you have approx 22 hours a week funding but can only take it set times like 9-12 or 1-4 etc.....

It will be up to the childminder how this is implemented in her setting as she needs to cover costs and earn a living and the funding goes nowhere near covering that.