Join over 4,600 Service families in claiming funding for up to 20 hours of before and after school care for eligible children aged 4 to 11 years old.
Armed Forces Families and Safeguarding (AFFS) recognise that Service families face additional difficulties when trying to access affordable and good quality childcare for their children. The Wraparound Childcare (WAC) scheme is designed to help support working families with the cost of before and after school childcare. WAC is also known as ‘Out of School Care’ in Wales and ‘School Age Childcare’ in Scotland.
Who is it for?
- Regular or FTRS (FC) Service personnel serving in the UK or overseas unaccompanied
- Service parents with children aged 4 to 11 years old who live at home and attend school or are home schooled in the UK
- Service parents with children attending before and after school care during term time.
Check if you are eligible and read the FAQs (Service personnel access via DefNet)
Civilian personnel can find out what financial support is available to them on gov.uk.
You can claim WAC in five steps – to follow these steps and find supporting resources visit:
- Discover my Benefits Navy , Royal Marines , Army or RAF,webpage (www)
- Defence Childcare Portal on defnet or Defence Connect
Personnel and Service families can email the WAC team at:
