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Government scrapped tests on free childcare plan

Government scrapped tests on free childcare plan

29 April 2024  

The National Audit Office (NAO) said the decision to cancel a 35m pilot in a small number of areas had created uncertainty about whether nurseries and childminders would be able to roll it out nationally.

The expansion of free childcare in England began earlier this month and will cost an estimated 15.2bn over the next three years.

The Department for Education (DfE) said it had taken decision steps to prepare the sector.

The report, external said the DfE saw testing as critical to the success of rolling out 30 hours to three and four-year-olds in 2017 but decided not to test the market this time due to the cost.

Gareth Davies, the head of the NAO, said canceling early testing plans exacerbated the significant uncertainty about the sector's capacity and financial sustainability.

The NAO recommended the DfE continuously review the expansion in case it needs to relook at the timeline due to concerns about place numbers and staffing.

By September 2025, all eligible pre-school children of working parents will be able to access 30 hours of free childcare during term time.

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