Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 117951

Childcare: Finance

Tabled: 4 March 2026

Answered: 12 March 2026

Question

Mrs Elsie Blundell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government has considered piloting or introducing an exemption to childcare funding rules where a relative is a registered childminder meeting all regulatory requirements.

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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