Looking to change DS from childminder to nursery for a few reasons, but they're quite a bit more expensive than what we're currently paying however willing to pay the difference to ensure he's in the right environment. He will be entitled to some free hours from next year but the nurseries I've looked at you still have to pay for the meals each day when using the free hours. My question is can you use the tax free childcare just for the cost of meals when you are already using free hours or not? I've tried to look it up online but haven't found what I'm looking for. For example can you claim both free hours and tax free childcare or is just one or the other.