Question follow-through · 17311
Childcare: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the level of spending was on the 15 hours free childcare offer in each of the last five financial years for which data is available, broken down by a. working and b. non-working parents.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 9 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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- Pre-school Education: Expenditure · 10 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
9 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the level of spending was on the 15 hours free childcare offer in each of the last five financial years for which data is available, broken down by a. working and b. non-working parents.
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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15 Jul 2026
Answer published
The latest dedicated schools grant allocations for the early years entitlements over the past five years can be found here: https://skillsfunding.service.gov.uk/view-latest-funding/.The 3 and 4-year-old working parent entitlement, the 2-year-old working p...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Pre-school Education: Expenditure
10 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of spending on the Early Learning for 2 year olds scheme is for non-working families.