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Students: Childcare

Commons · Question 43164 · Tabled 1 Apr 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 10 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Daisy Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including postgraduate students in receipt of (a) stipends and (b) bursaries in the eligibility criteria for free childcare.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 10 Apr 2025

It is our ambition that all families have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change.To be eligible for the working parent entitlement, both par...