The DfE is to consult with the sector this summer on how funding for the 15 and 30 hours childcare will be distributed, including the expanded entitlement for children from the age of nine months.
Giving evidence to the Education Select Committee this morning (9 May), the children’s minister Claire Coutinho confirmed they 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.
Under Government plans, the 15 hours of funded childcare for two-year-olds will be introduced in April next year, followed by 15 hours for working parents of children from nine months in September 2024, increasing to 30 hours for children under the age of five in September 2025.
