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<p>More than 170,000 parents have a Tax-Free Childcare account. Over 45,000 parents
have made a payment from their account. Many of the parents with a Tax-Free Childcare
account are accessing 30 hours free childcare, meaning they have not yet needed to
use Tax-Free Childcare. The childcare service is being gradually rolled out to parents
of older children and therefore we expect usage to increase over time.</p><p> </p><p>The
average annual operating cost for the childcare service (through which parents access
30 hours free childcare and/or Tax-Free Childcare) over the five years to 2021/22
is estimated as £35.5m. The average annual operating cost for the Childcare Choices
site is £8,800.</p><p> </p><p>All remaining parents will be able to access Tax-Free
Childcare by 14 February. When fully rolled out we estimate that 1.2 million families
would be better off under Tax-Free Childcare.</p>
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