Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 59161
Pre-school Education: Finance
Tabled: 11 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025
Question
Ben Goldsborough
Labour — South Norfolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the proportion of funding for commercial early years providers that comes from voluntary contributions.
Answer
Stephen MorganAs the entitlements are expanded, it is vitally important that they remain accessible and affordable for families.Providers can ask parents to pay for consumables. However, in line with a recent High Court judgment, charges must not be mandatory or a cond...
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