Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 117950

Childcare: Finance

Tabled: 4 March 2026

Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Mrs Elsie Blundell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Department plans to review the eligibility criteria for government-funded childcare for children cared for by qualified and Ofsted-registered relatives.

Answer

Olivia Bailey

Parents are free to choose the childcare that is right for them and their children, and childminders are not prevented from caring for related children.However, the restriction on funding relatives is set out in the Childcare Act 2006. Section 18(4) of th...

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