Written questions

Childcare: Finance

Commons · Question 108337 · Tabled 26 Jan 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 4 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the £100,000 earnings threshold for free childcare on incentives to work.

Answer

Answered by Olivia Bailey, 4 Feb 2026

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.The working parent entitlement aims to support parents to r...