Question follow-through · 113680
Childminding
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has the department made of the potential impact of administrative and financial compliance requirements, including Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, on (a) the recruitment and retention of chil
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 3 Mar 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has the department made of the potential impact of administrative and financial compliance requirements, including Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, on (a) the recruitment and retention of chil
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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3 Mar 2026
Answer published
The expansion of the early years entitlements is set to benefit childminders. The national average three and four-year-old hourly funding rate for local authorities is increasing by 4.1%, the two-year-old hourly funding rate is increasing by 3.3%, and the...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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