Childminder Start-up Grant Program (United Kingdom)

Registration Types 

• Registered with Ofsted
  • If you’re registered with Ofsted, you must be listed as a childminder on either the:
    • early years register
    • general childcare register
• Registered with a childminder agency
  • If you’re registered with a childminder agency, you must:
    • hold a current registration to get your first payment
    • have started childminding your first child within 6 months of your registration date to get your second payment

Funding Information

• You’ll get different amounts of money depending on which register you joined. The amounts reflect the different costs of registering.
• If you registered with:
  • Ofsted, you’ll get £600
  • a childminder agency, you’ll get 2 payments totalling £1,200:
    • £600 when you register
    • £600 when you start childminding your first child

Eligibility Criteria

• You can apply for a start-up grant if you registered as a new childminder after 15 March 2023. You must:
  • work as a childminder in England
  • have completed your Ofsted or childminder agency (CMA) registration before applying
• This grant is for new childminders only – these are individuals who are either registering as a childminder for the first time, or those individuals who have previously registered as a childminder but de-registered for at least 12 months before their current registration.
• Nannies and nurseries are not eligible for a grant.
• Childminders without domestic premises are eligible to apply for the grant.

For more information, visit Gov.UK.