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Childminding

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a reduction in the number of experienced childminders on the availability of early years and out-of-school childcare places in the context of the expansio

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
23 Jan 2026
Target answer date
29 Jan 2026
Answer
5 Feb 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a reduction in the number of experienced childminders on the availability of early years and out-of-school childcare places in the context of the expansio

  2. 29 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    This department is taking a range of measures to support the financial sustainability of childminding businesses and other early years providers. From April 2026, local authorities will be required to pass at least 97% of their funding directly to provide...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Childcare: Finance

28 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the gap between her Department's funding rates for early years childcare and the cost of provision.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Students: Loans

9 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the appropriateness of maintaining student loan repayment thresholds.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Students: Loans

10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of student loan interest accrual on borrowers who take (a) maternity leave, (b) shared parental leave and (c) periods of part-time work due to car

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Students: Loans

10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of student loan interest accrual on (a) disabled graduates and (b) graduates with long-term health conditions during periods of illness and reduced working

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Students: Loans

10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she will publish the equalities impact assessment on the student loan repayment changes announced in Autumn Budget 2025.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Special Educational Needs: Finance

24 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the £1.6 billion Inclusive Mainstream Fund will be allocated between (a) early years settings, (b) primary schools, (c) secondary schools and (d) post-16 institutions; and what accountability mechanisms wil

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pupils: Absenteeism

5 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the increase in the number of children classified as children missing education (CME) in Lancashire over the last decade; and what assessment she has made of the potenti

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pupils: Absenteeism

5 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities experiencing increases in children missing education, including Lancashire County Council.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pupils: Absenteeism

5 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce additional statutory duties or guidance for local authorities to track and support children missing education.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Teachers: Workplace Pensions

16 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many members of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme who retired since 2020 have not yet received the full rectified pension payment owed to them following the McCloud remedy.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

School Milk

17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to explicitly recognise the role of school milk provision within the revised School Food Standards.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Schools: Food

16 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure new school meals guidance encourages use of local suppliers.