Giving evidence to the Education Select Committee this morning (9 May), the children’s minister Claire Coutinho confirmed that the Government will shortly be issuing a consultation on how funding for the expanded free entitlement for working parents of children from nine months old will be distributed.
The consultation is expected to be launched this term.
Expansion of the childcare offer for working parents is planned as –
Ahead of the approaching summer holidays, the DfE will also consult on funding rates for 2024/25 and how two-year-old funding is distributed, as well as confirm the 2023/24 rates.
Nursery World has asked the DfE for clarification on the number of and timings of the consultations.
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