Brothers of Charity Services (Lancashire Services) offers Childcare Vouchers to its employees. The Childcare Voucher scheme is a fantastic money-saving solution to help working parents save money on their childcare costs.
What are Childcare Vouchers?
As a working parent, you can use Childcare Vouchers to pay for your childcare costs and by doing so, you could save up to £933* per year, helping to make childcare more affordable. Childcare Vouchers can be used to pay for any registered childcare for children up to the age of 16**, including: nurseries, child minders, play schemes, pre-schools, nannies, activity camps, before and after school clubs, holiday clubs and independent schools.
How do they work?
Simply exchange part of your salary in return for the same amount of Childcare Vouchers. Childcare Vouchers are deducted directly from your wages each pay period before PAYE and National Insurance is calculated, which is how you make your savings as you pay tax and National Insurance on the amount after the deduction.
You can choose to deduct up to £243* per month (£55* per week) – depending on which tax band you fall into. Vouchers are then placed in your online Busy Bees Benefits account to be paid directly to your childcare provider.
Factors such as Working Tax Credits, Child Tax Credits, Universal Credit, Statutory Maternity Pay and other employee benefits can affect how much you are entitled to have in Childcare Vouchers.
Save more:
Double your savings – Both parents can join a Childcare Voucher scheme providing their employer offers one, which could potentially double your savings, helping to save even more on your childcare costs.
Discount cards – As a Childcare Voucher user, you automatically get free access to exclusive discount cards via your online account. Browse and purchase offers for a range of high street and online stores to make savings on your lifestyle costs.
Busy Bees nurseries – Parents using Busy Bees Benefits Childcare Vouchers in a Busy Bees nursery will receive an additional 5% credit on top of their voucher values.
Register for Childcare Vouchers: If you would like to take advantage of the savings available to make your childcare more affordable, follow this link to the article on our staff intranet for more information.
Free craft taster box
Busy Bees Benefits has teamed up with toucanBox to provide your child with a free craft activity box. Each box is bursting with materials for your child to explore, learn, create and play. To claim your first FREE petite toucanBox, please register for Childcare Vouchers using the link and password available through the link above and an email containing your toucanBox code will be sent shortly afterwards.
Please note: your free toucanBox can take up to 10 days to be delivered. toucanBoxes are suitable for children aged 3-8 – if your child is too young, save it for when they are old enough or give it to a friend. You will be required to provide your card information to verify your details. If you wish to cancel after your free box, this can be done at any time.
*Subject to individual circumstances **A child qualifies for Childcare Vouchers up to the end of the week containing the 1st September following each child’s 15th birthday (16th birthday for children with a disability).
