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A warning has been issued for thousands of parents to claim free childcare worth £7,500 before a deadline in WEEKS. Mums and dad s have just weeks left to claim free childcare worth £7,500.

Working families are able to access 30 hours of free childcare a week for children aged nine months to four years old. This is part of the Free Childcare for Working Parents scheme.

But you need to apply by December 31 if you’d like to get your hours from the beginning of 2026. To be eligible, you and your partner, if you have one, need to be in work or about to start a new job.

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Over the next three months you and your partner (if you have one) must each expect to earn at least £2,539.68 before t

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