Question follow-through · 48010
Childcare: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the rule change preventing nurseries and preschools from charging for additional hours on the financial viability of early years providers; and what steps
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 24 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 29 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 9 May 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
24 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the rule change preventing nurseries and preschools from charging for additional hours on the financial viability of early years providers; and what steps
29 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 May 2025
Answer published
It is the government’s ambition that all families have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change.The department does not prevent early educatio...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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