Students: Childcare
Commons · Question 118905 · Tabled 9 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 8 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Navendu Mishra
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for free childcare for working parents to include postgraduate research students.
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 8 Apr 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.Parents of students are eligible for the universal 15 hours...