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How to engage with the CMA’s childcare market study

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Below we set out our roadmap for the market study, and how you can engage with us.

  • how well it performs for families, childcare professionals and providers

    • We are focusing on the supply of early years education and childcare services in England, for pre-school aged children from birth until they start school aged 4 or 5 years old.

    Work in the childcare sector aligns strongly with our strategic objectives. Across all our work, we focus on delivering tangible benefits for the economy, its citizens and businesses. In particular, as set out in our  2026 to 2029 Strategy, the CMA aims to improve household prosperity by promoting competition and protecting consumers, with a particular focus on areas of essential spend and at moments of vulnerability.

  • call for views from families, professionals, and providers and other interested people​

    • Engagement, evidence gathering & analysis​ – July to December 2026​

  • engagement with providers, stakeholders and sector experts
  • information requests and questionnaires​
  • analysing market data and international comparisons
  • working closely with UK and local governments and regulatory bodies​

    • Consultation​ – December 2026 to April 2027​

  • consultation on emerging thinking and any possible options for improving outcomes​
  • further targeted evidence gathering and analysis​
  • deepening our understanding and shaping possible options for improvements

    • The dates are included as a guide and may be updated.

    We will update this page throughout the market study, and you can subscribe to get emails when we update it. The button to opt in for email notifications can be found at the top of the page. You can also sign up to the mailing list to receive updates about this market study.

    On 1 July 2026 we launched a market study, which we expect to last for 11 months.

    We published a statement of scope, which:

  • explains why we are launching a market study
  • sets out the proposed scope of the market study
  • sets out at a high-level some potential outcomes from the market study (‘remedies’)

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    Read the original at the source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-engage-with-the-cmas-childcare-market-study

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