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Nurseries: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of nursery top-up fees on parents’ decisions regarding nursery attendance.

answeredDepartment for Education

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
24 Jun 2026
Target answer date
30 Jun 2026
Answer
30 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of nursery top-up fees on parents’ decisions regarding nursery attendance.

  2. 30 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The 15 or 30 hours must be able to be accessed free of charge to parents and there must not be any mandatory charges for parents in relation to the free hours. This does not prevent providers from offering and charging for food and other consumables, as l...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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