Childcare student grant spending

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Nurseries

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Childminders

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Children's Centres

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Holiday Play Centres

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Schools

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Foster Carers (cannot be their own foster child

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Be an OFSTED registered childcare provider (this can include a relative who meets the criteria and is providing childcare away from the childs home)

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Provided by Care and Social Services Inspectorate for Wales (CIW) - Wales Only

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Provided by carers approved under the Childcare Approval Scheme (CAS)

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Run by a school or local authority (e.g., out of hours clubs on school premises)

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Provided by a domiciliary care worker registered by the National Care Standards Commission in the childs home

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Provided by an approved foster carer - this does not apply to the child being fostered by them

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Childcare provided by the students partner, even if the partner is a registered or approved childcare provider

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Childcare provided by a childs relative in the childs home

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Childcare provided by a relative away from the childs home and providing care for this child only

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Compulsory education or boarding charges (for example school tuition fees or boarding fees)