A Bill to enable provision to be made for appeals relating to free childcare for young children of working parents to be settled by agreement; to make further provision designed to increase efficiency in the administration of free childcare schemes; to make provision about the promotion of the availability of free childcare, including to disadvantaged groups; and for connected purposes.
This bill focuses on how free childcare for young children of working parents is managed. It proposes that appeals about free childcare be settled by agreement, aims to make the administration of free childcare schemes more efficient, and seeks to promote the availability of free childcare—including to disadvantaged groups. It also includes related provisions to support these aims.
The bill is currently at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it will move to Committee Stage for detailed examination.
Generated 21 February 2026
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, took place on Friday 29 October 2021 and the Bill has now been withdrawn and will not progress any further.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Wednesday 16 June 2021 through the ballot procedure.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
