Question follow-through · 112128
Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken since July 2024 to (i) expand childcare provision and (ii) help tackle the affordability of childcare costs for working families.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 23 Feb 2026 · 13 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
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken since July 2024 to (i) expand childcare provision and (ii) help tackle the affordability of childcare costs for working families.
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Feb 2026
Answer published
Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only. The government began a phased expansion of funded childcare in 2024, introducing 15 hours of funded childcare for eligible working parents of two-year-olds in Apri...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Pupils: Attendance
10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools in improving pupil attendance in areas with high absence rates.
Primary Education: Speech and Language Therapy
10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of speech and language support for pupils in primary schools.
Secondary Education: Digital Technology
10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to support schools in introducing digital literacy programmes for pupils aged 11 to 16.
STEM Subjects: Teachers
10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of teacher recruitment in STEM subjects in the last academic year.
Primary Education: Class Sizes
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she is taking steps to help reduce classroom sizes in primary schools.
Teachers: Training
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps are being taken to ensure that teachers receive training in safeguarding children.
Arts: Schools
24 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how she supports arts programs in schools.
Children: Digital Technology
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Schools: Citizenship
13 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department supports schools in implementing programs teaching children about civic responsibility in a digital age.
Schools: STEM Subjects
14 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether children in rural schools have equitable access to advanced STEM programs.