Childminding: Tax Allowances
Commons · Question 109039 · Tabled 27 Jan 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 102102, when she plans to publish guidance on the treatment of allowable expenses for childminders.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 4 Feb 2026
Childminders play a vital role in childcare. The Government has eased rules on working from schools and community centres and increased early years funding rates above 2023 average fees. These increases reflect increased costs, and from April 2026, local ...