Question follow-through · 128562
Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government will consider amending the Childcare Act 2006 to allow registered childminders to claim funded childcare hours for children to whom they are related, where all regulatory requirements are
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 20 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government will consider amending the Childcare Act 2006 to allow registered childminders to claim funded childcare hours for children to whom they are related, where all regulatory requirements are
22 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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28 Apr 2026
Answer published
Parents are free to choose the childcare that is right for them and their children, and childminders are not prevented from caring for related children. However, the restriction on funding relatives is set out in the Childcare Act (2006). Section 18(4) of...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Childcare: Fees and Charges
18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government has considered allowing parents to use their remaining 30 hours of free childcare entitlement in September if their child has a staggered start to reception.