United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 118905
Students: Childcare
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9 March 2026
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8 April 2026 · Answer
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8 April 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for free childcare for working parents to include postgraduate research students.
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9 March 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for free childcare for working parents to include postgraduate research students.
Source: Commons
8 April 2026
Answer
It is our ambition that all families have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change.Parents of students are eligible for the universal 15 hours...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-09/118905
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1888940
- uk · wq-1888940 · source updated 8 April 2026