Our Childcare Programme

ALIFYA EDUCATION LTD is pleased to announce that we are now on both the charity commission resgister and on the official Ofsted Voluntary Childcare Register.

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. They regulate and inspect to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages.

 Our registration with Ofsted and the charity register obligates us to ensure that your child gets  our provision within a safe and secure environment. We have to ensure all our policies and procedures are fully aligned with the Ofsted regulations.

Registration on the Ofsted Voluntary Childcare Register assures you that:

• We have met basic standards designed to safeguard children;
• Our premises, equipment and care provision is safe and suitable;
• Local authorities offer us support and can pass on our details to those seeking childcare;
• All staff with unsupervised access to children have undergone a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check;
• At least one staff member has had First Aid training;
• At least one staff member has had appropriate training regarding the Common Core Skills;
• We can accept Childcare Vouchers;
• Parents may be eligible for help with fees under the Working Tax Credit arrangements.

AEL is also pleased to inform you that you can now enrol on our all week, all year drop in service childcare package intended for parents working variable hours or shifts . You can now drop your child any time from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm with only 2 hours prior notice. Costs vary and depend on the number of hours and children per family. Please call or drop in for further information.

Children can get access to various types of support  and activities such as help with homework, reading, football table and computer games whilst they are in our care.

Payments and fees can now be made using Working Tax Credit, Universal Credit, Childcare Vouchers and Kiddievouchers, allowing us to provide you with the best possible service at a much more affordable price. 

For further information, and guidance and to ensure that you have the very latest information, please see http://www.hmrc.gov.uk.

Tax credits for childcare

If you are entitled to a Working Tax Credit, and you and any partner are working at least 16 hours a week each, you can claim back up to 70% of your eligible childcare costs for children under 16 (or under 17 for disabled children). Depending on your income, you could get up to £122.50 a week for one child or £210 for two or more.

For working families, in the UK

With children under 16 (or under 17 if disabled)

70% of childcare costs, up to a cap

Universal Credit for childcare

If you, and any partner, are working, or you’re due to start work, and you’re claiming Universal Credit, you can claim back up to 85% of your eligible childcare costs for children under 16. You could get up to £646 a month for one child, or £1,108 for two or more

• For working families claiming Universal Credit, in England, Scotland and Wales
• With children under 16
• 85% of eligible childcare costs, up to a cap