Question follow-through · 13192
Childcare: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has undertaken an equality or impact assessment of the effect of termly childcare funding eligibility dates on parents returning to work from maternity leave; and if she will publish the
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 25 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 4 Aug 2026 · 40 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has undertaken an equality or impact assessment of the effect of termly childcare funding eligibility dates on parents returning to work from maternity leave; and if she will publish the
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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4 Aug 2026
Answer published
It is our ambition that all families have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our plan for change.Children become eligible for the working parent entitlement...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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