questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for childcare providers; and what steps she is taking to help ensure such funding takes account of high facility costs.
answerText: The department has substantially uplifted the hourly rates paid to local authorities for childcare providers to deliver existing free entitlements offers. The department is also providing £204 million of additional funding in 2023/24 financial year, and a...
heading: Childcare: Finance