Chris Grayling, Conservative MP for Epsom and Ewell, asked the education and skills secretary, Estelle Morris, to list the new regulations affecting pre-school playgroups and day nurseries introduced since Labour came to power in 1997. However, the response came from the minister formerly responsible for the early years, Margaret Hodge, who is now minister for lifelong learning and higher education.
Mrs Hodge listed 13 different sets of regulations, including regulations to implement the programme of three-and four-year-old nursery funding, regulations introducing the new national standards for daycare in England, and regulations giving the education secretary the power to accredit settings for children over seven so parents can claim the childcare element of the Working Families Tax Credit.
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