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Tax credits help?

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JARM · 21/02/2007 16:12

I have managed to get Jessica into a preschool for 3 afternoons a week starting on 5th March (im scared but thats another thread!)

It is going to cost me £21 a week for her to go, but she needs and so do I.

Will tax credits help at all or is it just childcare whilst working that counts?

TIA xx

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purpleturtle · 21/02/2007 16:14

for tax credit help you (both) have to be working over 16hrs per week

purpleturtle · 21/02/2007 16:15

when she's 3 and a bit she'll get free place, but i'm sure you know that

NuttyMuffins · 21/02/2007 16:16

How old is she ?

suzycreamcheese · 21/02/2007 16:18

i think you get 5 free 2 1/2 hours sessions when they are 3..what age is she?

sorry dont know about tax credit thing...

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JARM · 21/02/2007 16:20

sorry, she is 2.6 and i dont work, so guess i was right. Just didnt want to phone them and make a twat out of myself lol

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3sEnough · 21/02/2007 16:20

It's the term after the term in which they are 3 - i.e. birthday in November, free from Jan term.

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JARM · 21/02/2007 16:20

she wil lget her free places in september then

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NuttyMuffins · 21/02/2007 16:21

She'd get the free sessions from Sept then I think.

NuttyMuffins · 21/02/2007 16:21

Or after xmas depending on when she is actually 3.

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JARM · 21/02/2007 16:26

she is 3 on 24th July

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suzycreamcheese · 21/02/2007 16:45

am in same position too paying for preschool for not yet 3 year old (tis worth it!)

the preschools seem to be up on all this stuff and ours told me 'oh its his birthday soon we will sort paperwork and it'll be free after easter'
once she settles in have word with them..

NuttyMuffins · 21/02/2007 16:47

Yep it will be Sept then.

sleepysooz · 21/02/2007 16:49

I have 3yo twins who have just started playschool and they get 5 1/2 days 'the term after' they are 3.

LizP · 23/02/2007 00:05

Depends where you live - Hertfordshire is currently trialing free places for 2 year olds if you are getting any sort of benefits / tax credits. Don't know which other areas are also doing this.

Mummy2TandF · 28/02/2007 23:54

Thanks so much for posting I too have exactly the same problem - My ds is 2.3 and desperatly need a pre-school especially as I have a new dd and can't devote as much time to him as he needs, the pre-school I am looking at is £12 per session and you have to have 2 sessions a week. I too don't work, so was wondering if the tax credits would help. I guess we will just have to struggle until ds is 3! Thanks again for this thread

minnisota · 07/06/2007 22:39

I'm in Hertfordshire and my son started pre-school when he was 2.9. I just had to sign a form each term until he was 3 to confirm I was on tax credits. Give the pre school a ring, mine led the way with this as I didn't have a clue.

BTW - I work 15.5 hours

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