How to use up childcare vouchers! Post Reply

[muddyboots]

I’ve got a ridiculous amount of childcare vouchers left over.
Does anyone have any clever suggestions on how they can be used up?

I only recently realised I can use it for after school clubs. (We don’t really use holiday clubs)

Does anyone know if there is a tennis club that takes them ?

Sadly got can’t top up school lunch accounts with them … nor a baby sitter….

[2009Kat]

An Ofsted registered nanny can take payment in childcare vouchers (they just need to sign up to the relevant scheme). I guess that’s not the easiest for ad hoc babysitting.

I’ve also got a backlog: using them for the odd holiday camp and, randomly, indoor ski lessons!

Actually considering stopping getting them because tricky to spend when not using for regular childcare.

[szerma]

Zebra skate runs camps and private lessons and both my kids loved it - rollerblading and skateboarding - they take childcare vouchers for camps, perhaps they take them for private lessons?

Young Stars run lots of after school clubs and accept them. 
In holiday time (you say you don't use them much) but Activ Camps are the ones who accept them.
 

[Mum-of-two]

I’d be interested in knowing the indoor ski lessons link - that’s a brilliant way to use them!

Otherwise, Benenden run sports weeks for teens and they accept them also, as does PGL I believe?

[twocheekymonkeys]

Also some of the Outward Bound residential trips take them.

[Ferfi]

We used them with Kip McGrath for tutoring in secondary, and we finished them all!