Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 18 February 2025 to Question 30796 on Childcare: Finance, if she will collect data from councils on (a) how childcare providers deliver entitlements and (b) how many and what proportion of childcare providers allow parents to stretch the 38 weeks of paid childcare to cover 52 weeks.

The department collects data directly from childcare providers on how many deliver early years entitlements, and how these can be used by families.

For example, Table 7.5 of the most recent survey report, published in 2024, shows the proportion of providers where parents can use funded hours throughout the year, by entitlement. This can be found in the additional supporting files section at:
https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/childcare-and-early-years-provider-survey/2024.