Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 68937
Childcare: Rural Areas
Tabled: 17 July 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that rural areas are not disproportionately impacted by the rollout of the expanded childcare offer, in the context of levels of (a) job availability and (b) childc
Answer
Stephen MorganThe department is working closely with all local authorities on the rollout of the expanded childcare offer. The department has regular contact with each local authority in England about their sufficiency of childcare and any issues they are facing, inclu...
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