Making payments through your Tax-Free Childcare account on the eyparent app

Making payments through your Tax-Free Childcare account on the eyparent app

Once your nursery has turned on Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) and you've linked your child's TFC account, you'll be able to pay nursery fees from your Tax-Free Childcare account through the eyparent app. 
  1. From the homepage, tap on View Details in your Account Summary. You'll be taken to the Invoices/Payments screen.
  2. Tap Pay Now.
  3. Selected Tax-Free Childcare from the Payment Method list. 
  4. You will be able to see your current TFC Balance and Cleared Funds. Cleared Funds indicates how much money is available to use from your account. If you need to top up this amount, tap + Top-up Cleared Funds, and you'll be redirected to the HMRC website.
  5. Enter the Amount or Deposit you'd like to pay.
  6. Tap Proceed to pay £[Amount + Deposit].
  7. Tap Yes in the confirmation window.
  8. The payment will appear in your transactions list once your childcare provider confirms it has been received.


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