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The deadline for working parents of nine-month-olds in England to register for 15 free hours of government-funded childcare a week is tomorrow.From 1 September, the free childcare offer is being extended to eligible parents with children of this age and older.But with applications due by 31 August, families need to act now.Check if you're eligible here - or read on for our explainer on free childcare across the UK.
To qualify for this, each parent must earn less than £100,000 per year, be employed and earn at least the equivalent of working 16 hours a week at the national minimum wage, or be enrolled on an undergraduate, postgraduate or further education course that is at least 10 weeks in length.ScotlandAll three and four-year-olds living in Scotland are entitled to at least 1,140 hours per year of free childcare, with no work or earnings requirements for parents.
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