Funded hours
Funded childcare hours: the childminder's guide
The September 2025 expansion put 30 funded hours from age 9 months into reach for working parents, and the 2026 invoice rules tightened up how childminders must itemise the bill. This is the index of our funded-hours guides.
- Updated for 2026
The 2026 invoice rules: what must be itemised
From January 2026 every funded-hours invoice must split funded hours, paid hours, food, consumables, and activities. With a worked example and a free compliant template.
30 funded hours from 9 months — the September 2025 rollout
How the biggest funded-childcare expansion in a decade works — eligibility, dates, and what childminders should do to prepare.