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More guidance for parents claiming back money from the government’s childcare funding scheme is needed, the head of the Jersey Child Care Trust (JCCT) has said.<\/b><\/p>\n
In February, the government said parents of a child eligible from January to August 2026 could apply for up to \u00a34,180, and parents of children eligible for a full school year from the 1 September 2026 would be able to apply for up to \u00a36,270<\/a>.<\/p>\n But some families have had problems claiming money back from the States after being told they had provided ‘invalid receipts’ for childcare.<\/p>\n JCCT CEO Fiona Vacher said as it was a pilot scheme, it was likely problems would be discovered.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n “We knew there would be difficulties and I know the government is just responding to that.”<\/p>\n Vacher said the government could provide “a bit more information for parents about how they and what they submit”.<\/p>\n Deputy Catherine Curtis, the Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning, said 537 applications had been approved for 409 families with \u00a31.4m paid out since the scheme began. <\/p>\n She added that no formal complaints had been recorded but that feedback was “being reviewed to enable continuous improvement”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n