may not be the right place, but can someone help me with childcare and tax credits please. i have loads of Q's

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i want to go back to work.
i will probably qualify for tax credits as i am single.

Ds is SN, would he get an extra allowance for childcare as he will need a specialist minder?

i know all childcare has to be registered but are nanny's registered? and if so how. my friend had offered to act as my nanny abd this would be perfect but need to know the legalities of it all.

does the early years nursary vouchers count as part of your entitlement?

what else do i need to know?

i know im totally crapola but i need to be totally sorted with regards to childcare before i can evben contemplate looking for work....and im really desperate to get back to work.
( im soo bored at home all day!)

thank you for any help you can offer

You are entitled to certain allowances - some are concerned with disability but you need to visit the Jobcentre plus there are special advisors who will help you find work/find childcare/fund childcare all sorts really I went on a seminar yesterday about it

Nannies can register with OFSTED. Currently this is voluntary but apparently it's expected to be compulsory soon (not very popular with nannies - see various debates on the nanny board!). Personally I don't really mind but some people are strongly in favour/against.

To register nannies need:
a recognised qualification
CRB check done
12hour paeds 1st Aid
Insurance

Early years nursery vouchers can only be used by nurseries and certain childminders who have some kind of early years accreditation.

With regard to SN, post on the SN board for specific help regarding what benefits you/your DS should be getting. You may be entitled to Direct Payments, but getting that from some local authorities is next to impossible. Regulars on SN board will know far more than we do here.

As Frannikin says, some nannies are registered, which means you can use tax credits to part-pay. Registered nannies will be able to show you a certificate, which contains details you will need to tell HMRC Tax Credits.

Tax Credits Generally - Read WTC5 as this helps explain quite a bit.
With 1 child, the maximum amount of help you get is 80% of the weekly limit. As I understand it, if you get 80% awarded, then if you pay your childcarer £175 or more, you can claim £140 (80% of £175). This does not mean that if you pay your childcarer £200 a week, that you can claim 80% of that... as £200 is above the £175 limit. Hope that makes sense.

I don't believe that funded nursery education counts towards the 'cost'... as it is available to anyone with a child aged 3 or 4 (starts term following their 3rd birthday).

Hi there,
My friend who is a Childminder (and preg for the 1st time) had this thought which got me thinking too:

Can we as childminders get childcare tax credits? as our own children take up a vacancy which means we earn less ????

i have another thing ,why the gov supports parents by claiming up to 80% of the childcare cost?
i think they support us ,our work!{hmm}

Fruitloop - no

the government are sooo mean If we went "out" to work we'd get tax credits for childcare!