Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 72947

Childcare

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 9 October 2025

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that (a) Leicestershire County Council and (b) other local authorities, apply the statutory guidance on Free Early Education Entitlement funding in a manner th

Answer

Olivia Bailey

The department regularly speaks with all local authorities in England, including Leicestershire County Council, to monitor childcare sufficiency.The statutory guidance makes clear that local authorities should ensure that providers work with parents so th...

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