Sign up to Tax-Free Childcare if you’re a childcare provider
Find out how to sign up to Tax-Free Childcare and get a childcare provider account to receive payments from parents using Tax-Free Childcare.
Who can sign up
There’s a different way to apply for Tax-Free childcare if you’re a parent.
If you’ve already signed up to Tax-Free Childcare you can sign in to your childcare provider account.
If you’re an approved or registered childcare provider, you can sign up to get a childcare provider account. This allows you to set up your bank account details and receive payments from parents who use Tax-Free Childcare.
What you’ll need
To sign up you should be the main contact for your business. You’ll be able to set up a ‘delegate’ to manage your account for you during the process.
You’ll need your:
- 11-digit user ID from your sign up to Tax-Free Childcare registration letter — if you did not receive a letter or have lost your user ID, contact the Childcare Service helpline
- bank account details
- business postcode (the one registered with your regulator, for example Ofsted)
Sign up
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Use the online service to sign up to Tax-free Childcare.
After you sign up
You’ll need your user ID and password to sign in to your childcare provider account. You must update your details on your account to allow parents who use Tax-Free Childcare to pay you.
You can still accept payments from parents using childcare vouchers. Parents cannot use both childcare vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare to pay for childcare.
You can read more in the sign in to your childcare provider account guidance about:
- receiving payments from parents
- refunding parents
- updating your details
- nominating a delegate
Updates to this page
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