CCM6270 - Particular Aspects: Child Care – Further arrangements for Child Care

Child care includes childcare that will be provided in future under an arrangement already made between the Parent and the Provider. This could include retainer fees, providing other entitlement criteria are met. However, a parent can only make a claim for the child care element up to a maximum of 7 days in advance of the date that a child care arrangement begins (i.e. the first day that costs are actually incurred).

Where the claimant has entered into an agreement with the child care provider, but not yet started to make payments then they should estimate their average weekly charges.