Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 23460
Childcare: Pay
Tabled: 24 April 2024
Answered: 7 May 2024
Question
Bridget Phillipson
Labour — Houghton and Sunderland South
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to paragraph 2.8 of the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, what metric was used to calculate the hourly rate childcare providers are paid to deliver free hours childcare for children aged nine months to
Answer
The Spring Budget 2024 announcement confirms how the department will uplift costs in the 2025/26 and 2026/27 financial years. The department will use average earnings growth and National Living Wage (NLW) to forecast how staff costs are changing for provi...
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