Early Years Funding Entitlement
In the Spring Budget 2023 the Chancellor announced major changes to childcare, increasing the financial support available to working parents to help with the cost of childcare where families meet the government set criteria.
By September 2025, working parents with children from 9 months of age up to statutory school age will be eligible for 30 hours of childcare where they meet qualifying criteria.
The expansion to childcare will be rolled out in phases, with the first phase offering 15 hours childcare to working parents of 2-year-olds from April 2024. The second phase will offer 15 hours childcare to working parents of children from 9 months of age up to statutory school age. The final phase will offer 30 hours of childcare to children from 9 months of age up to statutory school age where families meet the qualifying criteria.
This consultation focused on delivery phase 1: offering 15 hours childcare to working parents of 2-year-olds from April 2024.
We Asked
If parents were aware of the new funding entitlement, details of their current childcare usage and if the funding entitlement will enable non-working parents to work more.
You Said
- 78 people responded to the survey.
- 14.1% of parents were unsure or not aware of the new funding entitlements.
- 75.6% of parents who were asked currently pay for childcare.
- 37.3% said that they will use more childcare as a result of the 15 hours of free childcare once their child turns 2
We Did
- This information was used to allocate the funding to increase capacity where it was needed most.
This consultation focused on delivering the new funding of 15 hours of childcare for parents of children aged under the age of 2.
We Asked
If parents were aware of the new funding entitlement, details of their current childcare usage and if the funding entitlement will enable non-working parents to work more.
You Said
- 26 people responded to the survey.
- 100% of parents were aware of the new funding entitlements.
- 53.8% of parents who were asked currently pay for childcare.
- 35.7% said that they will use more childcare as a result of the 15 hours of free childcare once their child turns 2
We Did
- This information was used to allocate the funding to increase capacity where it was needed most.
