What counts as eligible childcare?
A Childcare schemes run by approved providers; childcare given in the child’s home by a person approved to care for the child or children; childcare given away from the child’s own home by a person approved to care for the child or children aged 8 or over; childcare given in the child’s own home by a domiciliary worker or nurse from a registered agency who cares for the child or children; and approved foster carers (the care must be for a child who is not the foster carer’s foster child). Approved childcare in England is childcare approved by a body acting under the authority of the Secretary of State. Childcare provided by a relative is not eligible for this scheme.