Pre-school Education: Fees and Charges
Commons · Question 5262 · 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, whether she has considered issuing guidance to early years providers to ensure that penalty charges are not applied where delays are not attributable to parents and carers.
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 ...