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Updated on 26 June 2026

Childminders

This page explains some special tax rules which self-employed childminders can use if they do not need to report their tax information under the Making Tax Digital for income tax rules. 

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Updated on 6 April 2026

Tax-free childcare: interaction with other schemes

There are a variety of schemes offering help towards the costs of childcare. Some of the schemes interact with each other and you can combine them, whereas other schemes can only be claimed on their own.

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Updated on 6 April 2026

Tax-free childcare: how much is it?

You pay money into the online childcare account and the government adds money to the account (called a top-up). You can then use the account to pay for your childcare, providing your childcare provider is registered to accept payments from the scheme.

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Updated on 6 April 2026

Tax-free childcare: who is it for?

Tax-free childcare provides a Government contribution to help with the costs of childcare for working families in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland who meet certain minimum and maximum earnings rules. You can only use the help through tax-free childcare if the main reason for the ...

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