Children: Day Care

Department for Education written question – answered at on 4 July 2017.

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Photo of Barry Sheerman Barry Sheerman Labour/Co-operative, Huddersfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that every parent is better off working once they have paid for childcare.

Photo of Robert Goodwill Robert Goodwill Minister of State (Education)

We are increasing spending on childcare support to over £6 billion per year by 2019-20, more than any other government. This includes our offer of 15 hours free childcare a week for all three and four-year-olds, as well as more disadvantaged two year olds, which is worth around £2,500 per child per year (for parents using the full 15 hours). We are also helping with up to 85 per cent of childcare costs for working parents on Universal Credit.

And we are going further by doubling free childcare, from 15 to 30 hours per week for nearly 400,000 working parents of three and four-year-olds, saving those using the full 30-hour entitlement around £5,000 a year. We are also introducing Tax-Free Childcare, worth up to £2,000 per eligible child per year and up to £4,000 for disabled children.

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