Childcare and Early Years Education
For details of types of childcare services available (including school-age wraparound and holiday care), financial support options and information about Early Years Education (EYE)
Services for Young Children
Services for Young Children (SfYC) are a team within Hampshire County Council who support parents and carers accessing childcare.
SfYC also support childcare and early years providers to deliver a high-quality provision and administer early years education funding.
You can submit queries, comments or complaints by visiting the Services for Young Children Offices contact page:
Contact Services for Young Children if you have a query or concern
Government funded childcare as part of Best Start in Life - supporting families on their journey from pregnancy through to their child starting school and beyond
Working families of 9-month-olds plus can apply for up to 30 hours of funded childcare per week, over 38 weeks (similar to school terms) - equivalent to 1,140 hours per funded year.
Eligible families can apply to get their funding code by visiting Best Start in Life. Parents need to sign into their childcare account every 3 months to ensure details are up to date to carry on receiving funding.
School-age wraparound and holiday care payment support can be accessed through the Tax-Free Childcare and Universal Credit Childcare schemes. Families can also use these schemes to pay for any approved childcare, such as holiday clubs, breakfast and after school clubs, childminders, home childcarers (nannies), pre-schools and nurseries.
Using Tax-Free Childcare, eligible working parents with children 11 or under can get up to £2000 per child, per year, towards their childcare costs (or up to £4000 for disabled children 16 and under).
Using Universal Credit Childcare, parents can get up to 85% of childcare costs paid back.
Apply online: Best Start in Life
