Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 2500
Childcare and Pre-school Education: Pay
Tabled: 30 July 2024
Answered: 6 September 2024
Question
Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrat — St Albans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the rates paid to providers for free hours childcare and early years education.
Answer
Stephen MorganCurrent national average funding rates for local authorities are broadly in line with, or higher than, nursery fees paid by parents last year. However, the department is taking concerns from the early years sector very seriously and wants to ensure that t...
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