The below Parliamentary question was asked by Julian Sturdy on 2016-04-08.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the free childcare pilot scheme budget will be ring-fenced from September 2016.
Mr Sam Gyimah
As you may be aware, the Government has allocated £13m to DfE for early implementation, allowing some families to access the additional 15 hour places from September 2016. The Department plans to ring-fence this funding available for early implementers.