Question follow-through · 77238

Childcare: Vocational Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set out the level of childcare support his Department provides for (a) student nurses and (b) other essential vocational trainees; and what plans she has to increase that level of support.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
15 Sept 2025
Target answer date
13 Oct 2025
Answer
13 Oct 2025 · 28 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will set out the level of childcare support his Department provides for (a) student nurses and (b) other essential vocational trainees; and what plans she has to increase that level of support.

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Oct 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 and delivering on our Plan for Change.Students who work in addition to their studies and earn the...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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