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Written question asked by Alex Mayer (Labour) on Friday, 10 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 April 2026. It was answered by Olivia Bailey (Labour) on Monday, 20 April 2026 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Extended Services: Finance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many additional childcare places have been created due to funding from her Department's National Wraparound Childcare Programme in (a) Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard constituency and (b) England.

Answer

Following the launch of the national wraparound childcare programme in September 2024, over 105,000 places were made available by November 2025, supporting more families to access the childcare they need. The department does not hold delivery data broken down to constituency level.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
125860
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Finance Extended services
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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