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Where can I use my Edenred childcare vouchers?

Where can I use my Edenred childcare vouchers?

If you are currently on the scheme, Childcare Vouchers can be used to pay for a wide range of childcare including: Home-based care such as childminders, nannies and au pairs. Pre-school care such as nursery schools, play schools and crèches.

What can you use Edenred vouchers for?

Compliments Vouchers are multi-store gift vouchers that can be spent at a huge number of retailers. Our retail network covers the leading names in every category, department stores, fashion, electrical, leisure, eating out and more.

Do Edenred vouchers expire?

Edenred Childcare Vouchers do not expire and if you decide to switch to Tax-Free Childcare at a later date, you can still use up any vouchers accrued in your account.

Can I refund childcare vouchers?

Vouchers can be refunded, but they cannot be transferred between employers. Both working parents are entitled to childcare vouchers. Childcare vouchers are one of the most common benefits employers offer to their workforce and, with childcare costs spiralling, they are likely to become one of the most valued.

What is Edenred childcare voucher?

Welcome to Edenred Childcare Vouchers. This system provides secure access to your own Childcare Vouchers account. Please enter your Childcare Vouchers Account Number* or Membership Number**, along with the information you will be prompted to provide.

How do I get Edenred vouchers?

How does it work?

  1. Email. Email or post a 16-digit eCode to parents/carers which they can exchange online for a selection of supermarket ‘eGift cards’.
  2. Print.
  3. Spend.

How do I redeem my FSM voucher?

How does it work?

  1. Email. If your school or local authority is working with Edenred UK, they will email or post a 16-digit eCode that you can redeem online from a selection of supermarket ‘eGift cards’.
  2. Print.
  3. Spend.

What replaced childcare vouchers?

Tax-Free Childcare
Tax-Free Childcare will replace the existing Childcare Voucher Scheme from the 1 October 2018.

Can I get a refund on my sodexo childcare vouchers?

Refunds are not possible under salary sacrifice contracts. Once your pay has been exchanged for a childcare voucher under contract it is generally not possible to reverse it back through the payroll.

Can I use my childcare vouchers to pay for school trips?

Can Childcare Vouchers be used to pay for school trips? Generally no. Childcare Vouchers can only be used to pay for activities out of normal school hours and on school premises.

Can both parents claim childcare vouchers?

You can apply for Free Childcare Hours and continue to receive Childcare Vouchers. Tax-Free Childcare is per child, whereas Childcare Vouchers is per parent. Therefore joining Tax-Free Childcare is a joint decision. You cannot have one parent claiming Tax-Free Childcare and one parent receiving Childcare Vouchers.

Are childcare vouchers refundable?

Another, Fideliti Childcare Vouchers, says: ‘Childcare vouchers are non-refundable and can only be used to pay for childcare, so you should only order vouchers you are able to use.’ Early Years Vouchers says no refunds are made to employees under ‘normal circumstances.’

How can nanny receive childcare vouchers?

Check that your nanny is Ofsted registered

  • Approach the HR department at your work and request the vouchers or follow HMRC links to apply via the CHILDCARE CHOICES page.
  • You will be sent a ‘welcome pack’ by the voucher provider,including a registration form for your nanny
  • Your nanny fills out the registration form and returns it to the provider