Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many self-employed people have had their 30 hours of free childcare codes validated by a childcare provider.

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs checks a parent’s eligibility for 30 hours free childcare, and a 30 hours eligibility code is generated if the parent is eligible.

The following information is required to validate a 30 hours code via the Department for Education’s Eligibility Checking System: the 30 hours eligibility code, parent or partner’s National Insurance Number and child’s date of birth.

We do not hold information on a parent's employment status for validated codes.