Written questions

Childcare: Rural Areas

Commons · Question 68937 · Tabled 17 Jul 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 4 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that rural areas are not disproportionately impacted by the rollout of the expanded childcare offer, in the context of levels of (a) job availability and (b) childc

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 4 Sep 2025

The department is working closely with all local authorities on the rollout of the expanded childcare offer. The department has regular contact with each local authority in England about their sufficiency of childcare and any issues they are facing, inclu...