Childcare vouchers are a recognised form of payment to carers.
Parents can save money on all types of registered childcare for children up to 16^ years old.
Once a parent's employer is registered with us, eligible working parents can exchange up to £243 a month (£55 a week) of their gross salary for childcare vouchers. The exchanged part of the salary is exempt from tax and National Insurance contributions. This allows parents to make savings of up to £933* a parent, a year on their registered childcare costs.
Both working parents can claim childcare vouchers whether they work for the same or different employers. Provided the employer offers a Childcare Voucher scheme, both parents could double their savings to £1,866** a year. All tax-payers can both benefit from the scheme.
Childcare Vouchers are National Insurance exempt for the parent's employer. They too can save for each employee that joins the scheme via reduced National Insurance contributions.
Paying you is simple with e-Vouchers
The easiest way for a parent to pay you is with e-Vouchers. The parent simply authorises payment to you via their online account and Computershare Voucher Services transfers the payment into your account by BACs. To find out the other ways a parent can pay you, click here.
Join the thousands of carers who already accept our Childcare Vouchers
Over 45,000 carers accept childcare vouchers from Computershare Voucher Services, helping around 100,000 parents save money on their childcare costs. Here are just a few examples of those who already do:
- Nurseries
- Nannies
- Au pairs
- Crèches
- Childminders
- Out of school clubs
- Extra curricular activities
- Holiday clubs or schemes
- Activity holidays including Camp Beaumont, PGL and Supercamps.
- Qualifying childcare offered by schools.
What's in it for me?
- It's completely free to register and accept childcare vouchers
- A recognised form of payment
- Helps increase demand for registered childcare
- Provides a welcome boost to the childcare sector
- 24/7 voucher redemption available online or by your telephone
- Dedicated carer team on hand with any enquiries, call 0845 002 1122
A tax initiative
Launched in 1998, childcare vouchers are a scheme run by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
^1st September following 15th birthday or 1st September following 16th birthday for children who are registered disabled.
†For parents joining a scheme from 6 April 2011, the Government has capped the amount of childcare vouchers a tax-payer can request each month to £243 for a Basic rate tax-payer, £124 for a Higher rate tax-payer and £97 for an Additional rate tax-payer. Parents who joined their employers childcare voucher scheme before 6 April 2011 can continue to request up to £243 a month (£55 a week) in childcare vouchers, regardless of their tax status, providing they remain in their employers’ scheme (i.e. they have received a childcare voucher in the last rolling 12 month period).
*Figures quoted are the maximum available savings for a Basic rate tax-payer. Higher and Additional rate tax-payers may save around £600 a year. The savings a parent makes will depend on their circumstances.
**Figures quoted relate to the maximum family savings, if both working parents are Basic rate tax-payers and use childcare vouchers. If both working parents are Higher or Additional rate tax-payers they may save over £1,200 a year. The savings a parent makes will depend on their circumstances.