Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 22412

Childcare: Finance

Tabled: 7 January 2025
Answered: 17 January 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason funding for pre-school care provision is restricted to 38 weeks per year, the same number of weeks as school term time.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
The government’s Plan for Change set the ambition of a record number of children starting school ready to learn, measured by the number meeting the early learning goals, and accessible, high-quality early education and childcare is a crucial part of this....

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