Busy Bees Childcare Vouchers reduce the cost of childcare.

Busy Bees Childcare Vouchers can save working parents up to £2,392* per year on their childcare costs.

Exempt from tax and National Insurance Contributions, Childcare Vouchers are exchanged for a part of an employee’s salary to pay for any type of registered childcare, including nurseries, childminders, nannies, au pairs, out of school clubs and holiday schemes.

Busy Bees is the UK’s largest childcare provider and is committed to providing a world class customer service to parents, carers and employers.

 More than 10,000 organisations and 90,000 parents across the UK are saving money with Busy Bees Childcare Vouchers, so why not join them?

Eligible working parents with children under the age of 16 can request non-taxable and National Insurance Contribution exempt Childcare Vouchers up to the value of £55 per week (£243 per month). Childcare Vouchers have become the recognised payment method for childcare. All eligible working parents, with children under the age of 16, are entitled to childcare Vouchers regardless of tax status.

Childcare Vouchers can be used with any registered or approved childcare provider:

 For Pre-School age children

• Registered Childminders

• Sessional or Day Care

• Playgroups

• Crèches

• Local Authority and Community Nurseries

• Approved Nannies

• Approved Au Pairs

For School age children

 • Childminders

 • Before & After School Clubs

 • Holiday Schemes

 Parents will benefit from

• Savings of up to £1,196* per year, per parent, towards the cost of childcare via reduced tax

• Savings can be made by both parents, representing a potential saving of up to £2,392* per year per family

• Childcare Vouchers are available to both basic and higher rate tax-payers

• No need to change your childcare provider

• Childcare Vouchers are easy to set up and use, minimal administration is required.

 • Parents can choose to sign up for a time period that suits their needs.

• A 50-strong Customer Advice team is on hand to deal with parent queries and orders between 8am and 6pm, Monday to Friday, via a Freephone helpline number. There is also a dedicated Carer Support team to help with queries from registered childcarers.

• Busy Bees is committed to communicating with parents and continually invests in improving the information available. Our website and parent information packs are reviewed regularly to ensure all of the information needed is at your fingertips.

• Busy Bees offer both electronic and paper vouchers using a simple transaction method from employer to carer.

• Parents can benefit from additional discounts on their nursery fees when using Busy Bees Childcare Vouchers in a Busy Bees group nursery setting. (Including Leapfrog nurseries).

• The Busy Bees scheme is flexible, so you can send payments to the carer of your choice. If you use numerous carers (an out of school club and a childminder, for example) you can split the value of your vouchers between both

* Subject to individual circumstances

 For more information on how much you can save, contact Busy Bees Childcare Vouchers