Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 17723
Pre-school Education: Expenditure
Tabled: 10 July 2026
Answered: 3 August 2026
Question
Sir Mel Stride
Conservative — Central Devon
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of spending on the Early Learning for 2 year olds scheme is for non-working families.
Answer
Paul WaughSince the introduction of the early learning for two-year-olds (EL2) entitlement the department has collected data on its uptake but does not break this data down by whether or not parents are in working families. Parents may be eligible for EL2 if they a...
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