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Childcare

Commons · Question 73584 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 4 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has provided guidance to local authorities on (a) forecasting and (b) meeting childcare demand in areas of rapid population growth.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 4 Sep 2025

It is the department’s 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. The government is boosting availability and i...