Education secretary to order review of hidden childcare costs

Bridget Phillipson will ask the competition watchdog to examine costs that families are still facing in government-funded free childcare.

UK competition watchdog to examine childcare market

Order by education secretary Bridget Phillipson set to come as ministers seek to tackle rising living costs

Bridget Phillipson orders review of hidden childcare charges hitting parents

Education secretary asks UK watchdog to look into nursery practices, including non-refundable deposits Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, is ordering a competition review of hidden childcare charges amid concerns parents are being hit with extra charges, despite the government’s flagship expansion of funded childcare hours. Phillipson has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) asking it to examine practices including non-refundable deposits, compulsory add-ons and re...

By Aletha Adu political correspondent