Applications open for the Childminder Start-up Grant Scheme

On 30 November 2023, the Childminder Start-up Grant Scheme opened for applications. The scheme will support new childminders by providing them with grant funding worth up to £7.2million over the next two financial years, helping with the cost of setting up their own businesses.  

The scheme will be available to all new childminders who have completed their registration on or after 15 March 2023. Individuals who have previously been registered as childminders and wish to re-register may also apply for the scheme. There must be at least a 12-month gap between the date of their previous registration being cancelled and their new registration being finalised.

We are providing £600 to new childminders registering with Ofsted, and £1,200 to new childminders registering with a childminder agency. Childminders must apply for the grant within two months of registering as a childminder, or within two months of the scheme launching.

To apply for the Childminder Start-up Grant please follow the link: Apply for a childminder start-up grant - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)