Childcare
Commons · Question 128562 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Lizzi Collinge
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government will consider amending the Childcare Act 2006 to allow registered childminders to claim funded childcare hours for children to whom they are related, where all regulatory requirements are
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 28 Apr 2026
Parents are free to choose the childcare that is right for them and their children, and childminders are not prevented from caring for related children. However, the restriction on funding relatives is set out in the Childcare Act (2006). Section 18(4) of...