Question follow-through · 61285

Nurseries: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the average shortfall between Government funding and the actual cost to nurseries of delivering a funded nursery place.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
19 Jun 2025
Target answer date
23 Jun 2025
Answer
26 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the average shortfall between Government funding and the actual cost to nurseries of delivering a funded nursery place.

  2. 23 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    It is our ambition that all families have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life. This is key to the government’s Plan for Change, which starts with reaching the milestone of a r...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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