Children: Day Care

(asked on 8th November 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what timescale she has set for the publication of the independent evaluation into the early implementation phase of the 30 hour free childcare entitlement.


Answered by
Caroline Dinenage Portrait
Caroline Dinenage
This question was answered on 14th November 2016

The independent evaluation of the early implementation of 30 hours free childcare will generate learning for use by all areas ahead of national rollout in September 2017.

Childcare Works, a new £3m delivery contractor contracted by the Department to provide tailored support to councils, is delivering a series of engagement events with local authorities and providers throughout the autumn. These events will be used to disseminate the early learning we have gathered from the eight Early Implementer local authorities. Learning will continue to be captured throughout the year and shared regularly to ensure that it informs all areas’ delivery planning.

There will be a national findings event in the spring next year, and a formal evaluation report will be published next summer.

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