Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 61284

Nurseries: Fees and Charges

Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025

Question

Shockat Adam

IndependentLeicester South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free nursery hours were funded in each year since 2018; and what the total cost to the public was in each of those years.

Answer

Stephen Morgan
Funding for the early years entitlements is based on part-time equivalent (PTE) hours. We define 1 PTE as 15 hours across 38 weeks a year (570 funded hours per annum).Early years entitlements funding is allocated to local authorities through the early yea...

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