What funded childcare will I be entitled to following the Spring Budget 2023 announcement? On 15th March 2023, the Government announced changes to help with childcare costs for working parents, via a range of new measures. Working parents in England will be able to access 30 hours of subsidised childcare per week, for 38 weeks of the year, from when their child is 9 months old to when they start school.

This will be rolled out in stages:

From April 2024, all working parents of 2-year-olds can access 15 hours funded childcare per week

From September 2024, all working parents of children aged 9 months up to four years old can access 15 hours funded per week

From September 2025 all working parents of children aged 9 months up to four years old can access 30 hours of funded childcare per week