Her Majesty's Government why parents who submit an online application for 30 hours free childcare to the Department for Education website are sent a holding response.
Answered on
28 July 2017
To be eligible for 30 hours free childcare parents must meet certain criteria which are checked before a parent is given a decision. The majority of these checks happen in real time. There are some cases where additional checks may be required.
As with all digital services, the childcare service is continually monitored and performance is assessed. Updates are made regularly as a result of these assessments.
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