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Wraparound Care

What is wraparound childcare?

Wraparound childcare is before and after school childcare. Also know as breakfast clubs and after school clubs. These are for primary school aged children.
They usually run from 8am until 6pm, during term time. They run on either on a school site or another local setting such as a childminder or day nursery.
The childcare should be available every school day outside of regular school hours and is aimed at helping parents access more childcare and work the hours they want to.
Wraparound care is different from out-of-school activities, or school clubs. These can run less often and can be a one-off activity.

Search to find wraparound childcare near me?

Parents looking for childcare options for their primary school child should speak to their child’s school in the first instance. You can also find a current list of wraparound providers here with more providers being added when services are in place. 

How much will wraparound care cost me?

There are no eligibility criteria for accessing a wraparound childcare place but the service is chargeable. Providers will set their own fees for wraparound places, so prices will vary. Parents and guardians will pay their wraparound childcare provider directly for their child’s place.
Working families in receipt of Universal Credit Childcare will be able to use the support to help pay for wraparound care.
A New Way to Pay for Wraparound Care
You can now use your Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) account to pay for before and after school clubs and holiday activities through your school’s payment system.
This has been made possible by a new system from HMRC. But for it to work, your school, payment provider, and childcare provider all need to be signed up to Tax-Free Childcare.
✅ Check with your school or payment provider to see if this option is available.
❓ If it’s not, why not ask them to join the scheme? It could make it easier for you to use the childcare support you’re entitled to.
👉 Make the most of your childcare support — talk to your school today and help make Tax-Free Childcare available for more families!

If wraparound childcare is not available

You can request that the school their child attends, or is due to attend, consider setting up wraparound or holiday childcare if they don’t already have it. Request wraparound care