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More guidance for parents claiming back fundsfrom the government’s childcare funding scheme is needed, the head of the Jersey Child Care Trust (JCCT) has said.
In February, the administration statedparents of a child eligible from January to August 2026 could apply for up to £4,180, and parents of children eligible for a full school year from the 1 September 2026 would be able to apply for up to £6,270.
But some families have had problems claiming fundsback from the States after being told they had provided ‘invalid receipts’ for childcare.
JCCT CEO Fiona Vacher statedas it was a pilot scheme, it was likely problems would be discovered.
She said: “We understand that there have been some cases through our contacts with parents and I think that’s around parents submitting bills rather than receipts.
“We knew there would be difficulties and I k currentlythe administrationis just responding to that.”
Vacher statedthe administrationcould provide “a bit more information for parents about how they and what they submit”.
Deputy Catherine Curtis, the Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning, stated537 applications had been approved for 409 families with £1.4m paid out since the scheme began.
She added that no formal complaints had been recorded but that feedback was “being reviewed to enable continuous improvement”.
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