Nursery World - Government lobbied to keep vouchers to save on childcare costs

Parents should continue to have the option of using childcare vouchers, say campaigners, who are calling on the Government to scrap plans to stop new users from being able to register for them.

Work-life balance charity Working Families and the Childcare Voucher Providers Association (CVPA) argue in a new report that some families are set to lose nearly £1,500 a year in financial support if they are required to sign up for the Government’s new Tax Free Childcare scheme - starting this spring - instead of vouchers.

Consequently, the report’s authors are calling on the Government to keep childcare vouchers open alongside Tax Free Childcare, instead of closing the scheme to new entrants in April 2018.

The Government intends for TFC to replace childcare vouchers in the future, although those already using them will be able to continue to do so.

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