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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/utility/feedstylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>announcements</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/wrap-around-childcare-wac/b/announcements</link><description /><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>Naval Children's Charity - Support for your Child</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/wrap-around-childcare-wac/b/announcements/posts/naval-children-s-charity---support-for-your-child</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:44:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:f970cdcd-9c6a-4b72-93da-f0a0f14a4c99</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/wrap-around-childcare-wac/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=6854</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/wrap-around-childcare-wac/b/announcements/posts/naval-children-s-charity---support-for-your-child#comments</comments><description>See how the Naval Children&amp;#39;s Charity could help your child.

(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/wrap-around-childcare-wac/b/announcements/posts/naval-children-s-charity---support-for-your-child"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=6854&amp;AppID=191&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Wraparound Childcare (WAC) autumn term 2025 updates</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/wrap-around-childcare-wac/b/announcements/posts/wraparound-childcare-wac-autumn-term-2025-updates</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:22:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:6286fed3-0d33-4815-a45d-c17e5242f497</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/wrap-around-childcare-wac/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=11433</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/wrap-around-childcare-wac/b/announcements/posts/wraparound-childcare-wac-autumn-term-2025-updates#comments</comments><description>What is Wraparound Childcare (WAC)?
The WAC scheme provides funding for up to 20 hours per week, per child, during term time, to eligible Service families with children aged 4 to 11 years old (4-16 years old if in receipt of disability allowances), w...(&lt;a href="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/wrap-around-childcare-wac/b/announcements/posts/wraparound-childcare-wac-autumn-term-2025-updates"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/aggbug?PostID=11433&amp;AppID=191&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Wraparound Childcare (WAC) Overseas Launches</title><link>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/wrap-around-childcare-wac/b/announcements/posts/wraparound-childcare-wac-overseas-launches</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:39:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">b28a645c-0ea2-4600-866f-e043a0fddeae:eb6da554-a6f0-4650-bc3d-48f76daa1e9e</guid><dc:creator>RN Forum Moderator</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/wrap-around-childcare-wac/b/announcements/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=10263</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://forum.royalnavy.mod.uk/topics/childcare/wrap-around-childcare-wac/b/announcements/posts/wraparound-childcare-wac-overseas-launches#comments</comments><description>If you are assigned to locations within the European Economic Area &amp;amp; Switzerland (EEA&amp;amp;S) or use Defence Children Services (DCS) childcare provision overseas, you may be eligible to claim WAC from January 2025.

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