Childcare: Fees and Charges
Commons · Question 2588 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Lizzi Collinge
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government has considered allowing parents to use their remaining 30 hours of free childcare entitlement in September if their child has a staggered start to reception.
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 2 Jun 2026
Children remain eligible for the free entitlement until they either start in reception at a state-funded school or reach compulsory school age. A child attending a state-funded reception class on a part-time basis is entitled to additional free hours at a...