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<p>The Government wants to help more parents into work and support hard-working parents
with the cost of childcare.</p><p>We have introduced Universal Credit, the Government’s
flagship welfare reform, which meets up to 85 per cent of childcare costs for those
in work.</p><p>We are extending the childcare entitlement to 30 hours per week for
three- and four- year olds from working families from September 2017. Providers can
offer all of the entitlements between 6am and 8pm, supporting parents who work non-standard
hours.</p><p>We are implementing Tax-free Childcare from 2017, which will help with
the cost of childcare – it is worth up to £2,000 per child per year, and up to £4,000
for disabled children.</p><p>Total Government spending – including the early years
entitlements, Tax-Free Childcare and Universal Credit – will increase from £5bn in
2015-16 to over £6bn by 2019-20.</p>
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