Question follow-through · 30935

Childcare

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22413 on Childcare, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of stretching 38 weeks of paid childcare to cover 52 weeks on parents.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
11 Feb 2025
Target answer date
13 Feb 2025
Answer
18 Feb 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 22413 on Childcare, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of stretching 38 weeks of paid childcare to cover 52 weeks on parents.

  2. 13 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The department does not collect data on how childcare providers deliver the entitlements. Therefore, we cannot provide detail on the numbers and proportion of childcare providers that allow parents to stretch the 38 weeks of paid childcare over 52 weeks.P...

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