Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 6498

Childcare: Finance

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending arrangements for childcare funding such that the funding is available from the child's relevant birthday irrespective of the time of year.

Answer

Stephen Morgan

The entitlements work on a termly basis, so children become eligible from the termly date after they reach the relevant age or after they or their parents first meet the eligibility criteria. The dates on which the terms start are 1 September, 1 January o...

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