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Childcare

Asked by Jayne KirkhamLabour (Co-op)TreasuryTabled Answered 4 June 2026UIN 4815

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC takes to publicise closing dates for applications for funded childcare.

Answered by Lucy Rigby

There are no closing dates for application for the Department for Education’s (DfE) funded hours offer. Parents must apply for a 30 hours code in the term before they want to take up a funded childcare place. This means that they must apply by:

  • 31 August for a place from 1 September
  • 31 December for a place from 1 January
  • 31 March for a place from 1 April

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