Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to increase the accessibility of childcare in Merseyside.
The government provides the following childcare support to parents and foster parents:
It is the responsibility of the local authority to ensure that every child that is eligible for the 15 hours and 30 hours of free childcare is able to access a place. Local authorities also have a statutory duty to provide parents with information, advice and guidance on their websites about how these childcare offers can be accessed locally.