Tax Free Childcare

When using Tax Free Childcare, you will need to contact us once payment has been made to confirm your reference number and booking number.

What is Tax Free Childcare?

Tax Free Childcare is for working families, including those self-employed. It is a government scheme to help families with the costs of childcare. You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 per year) for each of your children.

If you are eligible, you will need to set up an account. For every £8 you pay into your online account, the government will pay in £2. This means you can get up to £2,000 per year for each child towards the cost of childcare.

This money can now be used to pay for Follow the Rainbow holiday camps, as we are registered with OFSTED and are an approved childcare.

Am I eligible for Tax Free Childcare?

You can claim Tax Free Childcare if:

– You have a child aged 0 to 11 years old.

– You, and any partner, must be over 16 and each expect to earn (on average) at least £152 per week (equal to 16 hours at the National Minimum or Living Wage).

– If you, or your partner, are on maternity, paternity or adoption leave, or you’re unable tow work because you are disabled or have caring responsibilities, you could still be eligible.

– You can’t get Tax Free Childcare if either you, or your partner, each individually expect to earn £100,00 or more.

Important points to consider

You cannot get Tax Free Childcare at the same time as claiming Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Universal Credit or childcare vouchers.

Which scheme you’re better off with depends on your situation. Use the childcare calculator below to work out which type of support is best for you.

How to apply?

There’s one application for Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare. As part of your application, you will find out if you can get both.

To apply, you’ll need your details (and your partner’s if you h ave one), including your:

– National Insurance Number

– Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR), if you’re self-employed

Making a payment via the Tax Free Childcare scheme

To make a payment through the Tax Free Childcare scheme, you will need Follow the Rainbow’s account number, which you will find below.

If you take note of the account number and log on into your childcare company account, use the account number to find Follow the Rainbow and send over the amount you wish to pay. Please use your child’s name as your payment reference. Once you have made the payments, please email the remittance to [email protected]

You can choose to pay up to 100% of your booking by the government Tax Free Childcare scheme.

Booking with the Tax Free Childcare scheme can be made up until 48 hours before your child’s first day of camp. Please ensure that we receive payment within 7 working days of the booking being made. We will send reminders if we have not received the remittance within this timeframe.

Be advised that payments can take up to 3-5 working days to reach us. Payment must be made in full prior to your child’s first day of camp.

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