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<p>Tax-Free Childcare is for working parents of children aged 0-11, or 0-16 for disabled
children, and has the same income criteria as 30 hours free childcare. In the 2021/22
financial year the government spent £411.3 million on Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p>The
numbers of families and children who have used Tax-Free Childcare between 2020 and
2022 are as follows:</p><ul><li>2019-20: 315,040 families used this entitlement for
396,365 children.</li><li>2020-21: 374,135 families used this entitlement for 461,705
children</li><li>2021-22: 512,410 families used this entitlement for 646,940 children</li></ul><p>The
universal 15 hours free early education entitlement is available to all three and
four-year-olds regardless of parental circumstances. The government spent £2,212,241,262
on the universal entitlement in financial year 2021/22.</p><p>The numbers of children
registered for the universal 15-hour entitlement between 2020 and 2022 are captured
annually, as follows:</p><ul><li>2020: 621,351 three-year-olds and 650,193 four-year-olds</li><li>2021:
574,845 three-year-olds and 637,146 four-year-olds</li><li>2022: 582,295 three-year-olds
and 629,939 four-year-olds</li></ul><p>The extended 15 hours entitlement, also known
as 30 hours free childcare, is available for eligible working parents of three and
four year olds, on top of the universal 15 hours free early education entitlement.
The government spent £837,497,401 on the extended 15 hour entitlement in the 2021/22
financial year.</p><p>The numbers of children registered for the 30 hours free childcare
between 2020 and 2022 are as follows:</p><ul><li>2020: 248,399 three-year-olds and
97,305 four-year-olds</li><li>2021: 234,996 three-year-olds and 93,666 four-year-olds</li><li>2022:
249,388 three-year-olds and 98,738 four-year-olds</li></ul><p>The department does
not collect data on parents who apply for the entitlements, only children who have
registered.</p>
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