Nurseries: Fees and Charges
Commons · Question 5261 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure nursery collection fees in cases where parents and carers are unable to collect children on time due to circumstances beyond their control are not used as an additional income s
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 16 Jun 2026
Through the department’s Best Start in Life strategy, we are focused on reforming the childcare system, delivering on our plan for change.Government funding is intended to deliver 15 or 30 hours a week of funded, high-quality, flexible childcare, free of ...