The government expects schools to charge parents for “wraparound childcare” once pilot funding to get provision up and running ends in 2026.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today announced an “ambition” for all primary schools to provide childcare between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
Government will provide £289 million in “start-up funding” over the next three financial years for schools and councils to “test options to increase the availability of wraparound childcare in the longer term”.
Spring budget documents add that national roll-out will happen over academic years 2024-25 and 2025-26. There was no mention of longer-term funding in the documents.
