Lucy Powell – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-04-29.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2014, Official Report, columns 307-8W, on children: day care, what the breakdown is for the £500 grants available to set up new nurseries, childminders for disabled children and after schools clubs; how many of the 4,417 applicants continue to have a childcare business; and what plans he has for the funding of the scheme.

Mrs Helen Grant

The Childcare Business Grants scheme was launched in April 2013 to help those wishing to start a new childcare business with start-up costs. To date, 4,501 applications have been received, of which 425 have been for £500 grants. Information is not available on the number of applicants that continue to have a childcare business.

A breakdown of the £500 grants approved is in the table.

Source: Liberata, management information

*Other (Childcare on domestic premises) – this category represents childminders working from domestic premises with three or more employees.

We recently announced that the scheme will be available for new applicants up to the end of 2014 or until the £2m fund is exhausted.