Question follow-through · 12970

Childcare: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children from families not eligible for 30 hours of Government-funded childcare per week are not disadvantaged when starting primary school.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body: Department for Education
Tabled: 24 Jun 2026
Target answer date: 30 Jun 2026
Answer: 4 Aug 2026 · 41 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

24 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children from families not eligible for 30 hours of Government-funded childcare per week are not disadvantaged when starting primary school.
30 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Aug 2026
Answer published
The department is committed to ensuring that all children have the best possible start in life and is committed to improving school readiness with a clear ambition for 75% of children to reach a good level of development by 2028. Support for parenting and...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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