Policy paper

Childcare Bill: policy statement

The government’s intention to extend free entitlement to childcare.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 2 July 2015
• Last updated: 4 December 2015 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Applies to England

Documents

Childcare Bill: policy statement

Ref: DFE-00177-2015

PDF, 283 KB, 24 pages

Details

This policy statement provides further details on the extended entitlement to free childcare for parents of children aged 3 and 4.

You can follow the passage of the Childcare Bill and read related amendments and documentation on the Parliament website.

Published 2 July 2015
Last updated 4 December 2015 + show all updates

1. 4 December 2015

   Updated to reflect recent announcements on early years in the Autumn Statement and further policy developments ahead of committee stage of the Childcare Bill.

2. 2 October 2015

   Updated 'Childcare Bill: policy statement' document. Also added 'The cost of providing childcare: analysis of responses' and 'Review of the cost of providing childcare in England terms of reference' documents.

3. 2 July 2015

   First published.