Apply for a childminder start-up grant
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-a-childminder-start-up-grant
Eligible new childminders can apply for a start-up grant to recover the cost of registering as a childminder.
The Childminder Start-up Grant Scheme is now open for applications at the above link. The Scheme will support new childminders by providing them with grant funding, worth £7.2m over the next two financial years, helping childminders with the cost of setting up their own businesses.
The Childminder Start-up Grants Scheme will be available to all new childminders who have completed their registration on or after 15th March 2023. Individuals who have previously been registered as childminders and wish to re-register into the sector may also apply for the scheme. There must be at least a 12-month gap between the date of their previous registration being cancelled and their new registration being finalised.
The grants scheme is administered by Ecorys. The application website is hosted by AIMS. There are a range of guidance documents available on the AIMS website once childminders have set up an account.
