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Recommendation 6
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We recommend that the Department for Education complete its consultation on whether there are any...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Department for Education complete its consultation on whether there are any additional groups of children from families with NRPF who are not yet eligible for the two-year entitlement within six months. As the Government Children in poverty: No recourse to public funds 49 creates future childcare policies, it should ensure that childcare is not a barrier to work for NRPF families and that they are aware of their childcare entitlements.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
In September 2019, the government extended eligibility for this entitlement to 2-year-old children from three groups of families and, in September 2020, extended the entitlement to a fourth group of families with NRPF. The consultation referred to by the Committee seeks views on: • whether there are other groups of families with NRPF besides those identified in the consultation who should be eligible for the entitlement; and • the possible impact of any extension on people who share protected characteristics. The consultation opened on 25 March 2022 and closed on 20 May 2022.