Childcare

MPs will scrutinise the Childcare Service website as part of an inquiry into how childcare can affect the economy.

Some parents using the Government's Childcare Vouchers scheme are wrongly being told they aren't also eligible for 30 hours of free childcare due to an HMRC website glitch.

The Government's flagship new Tax-Free Childcare scheme will open to parents of kids aged four and five next week - but the rollout for those with children over six has been delayed by up to three months.

About 150 parents have reclaimed more than £45,000 after encountering technical difficulties when applying for the Tax-Free Childcare scheme. If you've been left out of pocket, here's how to claim.

Treasury Committee chair Nicky Morgan MP has written to the head of HM Revenue & Customs to demand answers on the performance of the troubled Childcare Service website.

Almost 1,000 official complaints have been made about the Government's new Childcare Service website in just three months, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.

HM Revenue & Customs is revamping guidance around the new Tax-Free Childcare scheme after MoneySavingExpert.com found it failed to highlight a £500 three-month limit on top-ups to parents .

A large number of parents have been hit by technical problems which continue to dog the Government's new 'Childcare Service' website, a survey of more than 300 of the site's users reveals – with some parents forced to pay twice for childcare and others left facing childminders' fines.

Parents signed up to the new Tax-Free Childcare scheme have told MoneySavingExpert.com they're unable to access money they've put into it and are struggling to pay nurseries and childminders, as massive technical problems continue to dog the site more than a month after it launched.

Parents and carers trying to register for key Government childcare schemes are still encountering technical problems – nearly two weeks after MoneySavingExpert.com first revealed the website was affected by intermittent set-backs.