Childcare: Finance
Commons · Question 22412 · Tabled 7 Jan 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason funding for pre-school care provision is restricted to 38 weeks per year, the same number of weeks as school term time.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 17 Jan 2025
The government’s Plan for Change set the ambition of a record number of children starting school ready to learn, measured by the number meeting the early learning goals, and accessible, high-quality early education and childcare is a crucial part of this....