Education & Childcare

A free, interactive online platform to help schools boost their support for Service children has been launched this week. Underpinned by research and tested in schools, the Thriving Lives Toolkit...

Tax free childcare (TFC) is a government scheme to help working parents with the cost of their childcare. It is targeted at families with children aged 0-11 or up to...

The Wraparound Childcare (WAC) pilot has been expanded to include Woolwich Barracks in London and six defence sites in Lincolnshire. Eligible Service personnel based in Woolwich and at RAF Digby, RAF...

The Wraparound Childcare pilot scheme at Catterick and Plymouth has been extended.  The extension now includes those assigned to Catterick between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021. We have...

Parents of three- and four-year-olds in Scotland could now benefit from 1,140 hours a year of funded childcare. Some two-year-olds are also eligible – see gov.scot/policies/early-education-and-care/early-learning-and-childcare for more details. This...

Service families may be entitled to claim free early years childcare across the UK and overseas but what is available differs depending on your location and circumstances. England Three- and...

A new report, Listening to Learn, the Voices of Service Children, outlines the findings of a year-long collaborative project, the Year of the Service Child Voice, to which AFF contributed....