Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 34292

Childcare: Costs

Tabled: 27 February 2025
Answered: 7 March 2025

Question

Dr Rupa Huq

LabourEaling Central and Acton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to provide affordable childcare to parents in (a) work and (b) further education.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
It is the department’s ambition that parents have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and childcare.Next year alone, the department plans to provide over £8 billion for the early years entitlements, a more than 30% increase com...

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