Parents who employ nannies may be eligible to claim some of their childcare costs under the Government's new home childcarer scheme - as long as the nanny first becomes a registered childminder.
The Treasury confirmed earlier this week that nannies would at some point be able to join the scheme, which begins in April and is currently open only to registered childminders. Last week the Government said it was 'considering how to widen it to include people who are not already childminders', a move that 'would further extend choice and support for those families who need home-based care, and increase the supply of childcare'.
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