Childcare Eligibility Calculator UK

Use the free Childcare Eligibility Calculator to check a simplified eligibility estimate, then compare nursery cost and childcare-hours scenarios.

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Start here

Estimate UK childcare eligibility using editable household, work, income, child-age, and rule-year assumptions.

Review child age, work status, household income, and supported rules year.
Use notes to see which simplified assumptions affected the result.
Move into nursery cost and childcare-hours estimates.

Use the tool

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This page is built around a specific search question. The linked TallyKind tool does the live calculation or analysis with editable inputs and clear outputs.

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Eligibility

Use the result as a first-pass check

UK childcare support can depend on child age, work status, earnings, region, timing, and family circumstances.

The calculator keeps key assumptions visible so you can quickly see whether a scenario looks likely before checking official guidance.

Choose the supported rules year where available.
Check household income and work assumptions carefully.
Use the result to decide what to confirm next, not as a final entitlement decision.

Next estimate

Turn eligibility into a budget

Eligibility alone does not show the monthly cost. Pair it with nursery day rates, funded hours, meals, discounts, and weeks per year.

The nursery and childcare-hours tools help turn a rule check into a practical weekly and monthly planning estimate.

Estimate funded and unfunded hours separately.
Model meals, extras, discounts, and holiday weeks.
Check official local authority or provider details before acting.

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