Universal childcare entitlement

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/childcare_funding_rate.yaml

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+description: The Department for Education converts childcare hours into expenses for childcare entitlement at these rates.
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: year
+  amount_unit: currency-GBP
+  label: Childcare entitlement hourly rates by age
+  uprating: gov.benefit_uprating_cpi
+  reference:
+    - title: House of Commons Library | Early years funding in England
+      href: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8052/
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2015-01-01: 0
+    amount:
+      2024-04-01: 11.22
+  - threshold:
+      2015-01-01: 2
+    amount:
+      2024-04-01: 8.28
+  - threshold:
+      2015-01-01: 3
+    amount:
+      2024-04-01: 5.88

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/compulsory_school_age.yaml

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+description: The Department for Education requires children to receive full-time education in this age range.
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: year
+  amount_unit: bool
+  label: compulsory school age status
+  reference:
+    - title: Education Act 1996 - Section 8 (Compulsory school age)
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/section/8
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2015-01-01: 0
+    amount:
+      2015-01-01: False
+  - threshold:
+      2015-01-01: 5
+    amount:
+      2015-01-01: True
+  - threshold:
+      2015-01-01: 16
+    amount:
+      2015-01-01: False

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/universal_childcare_entitlement/hours.yaml

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+description: The Department for Education provides this number of hours per year of childcare for universal childcare entitlement in England.
+metadata:
+  unit: hour
+  threshold_unit: year
+  label: universal childcare entitlement hours
+  reference:
+    - title: Childcare (Early Years Provision Free of Charge) (Extended Entitlement) Regulations 2016 - Regulation 35(3)
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1257/part/4/made
+    - title: Childcare Act 2006 - Section 7.1 (Duty to secure free early years provision)
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/7
+values:
+  2015-01-01: 570

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/universal_childcare_entitlement/min_age.yaml

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+description: The Department for Education limits universal childcare entitlement in England to children this age or older.
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: year
+  amount_unit: hour
+  label: universal childcare entitlement child's minimum age
+  reference:
+    - title: Childcare (Early Years Provision Free of Charge) (Extended Entitlement) Regulations 2016 - Regulation 35(3)
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1257/part/4/made
+    - title: Childcare Act 2006 - Section 7.1 (Duty to secure free early years provision)
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/7
+values:
+  2015-01-01: 3

policyengine_uk/tests/policy/baseline/gov/dfe/universal_childcare_entitlement/universal_childcare_entitlement.yaml

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+- name: Child under 3 isn't eligible (person-level)
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    age: 2
+    universal_childcare_entitlement_eligible: False
+  output:
+    universal_childcare_entitlement: 0.0
+
+- name: Child aged 3 is eligible (person-level)
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    age: 3
+    universal_childcare_entitlement_eligible: True
+  output:
+    universal_childcare_entitlement: 3351.60
+
+- name: Child aged 4 is eligible (person-level)
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    age: 4
+    universal_childcare_entitlement_eligible: True
+  output:
+    universal_childcare_entitlement: 3351.60
+
+- name: Parent (ineligible)
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    age: 35
+    universal_childcare_entitlement_eligible: False
+  output:
+    universal_childcare_entitlement: 0.0
+
+- name: Child aged 2 (ineligible)
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    age: 2
+    universal_childcare_entitlement_eligible: False
+  output:
+    universal_childcare_entitlement: 0.0
+
+- name: Child aged 3 (eligible)
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    age: 3
+    universal_childcare_entitlement_eligible: True
+  output:
+    universal_childcare_entitlement: 3351.60
+
+- name: Child aged 4 (eligible)
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    age: 4
+    universal_childcare_entitlement_eligible: True
+  output:
+    universal_childcare_entitlement: 3351.60
+
+- name: Child aged 5 (ineligible)
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    age: 5
+    universal_childcare_entitlement_eligible: False
+  output:
+    universal_childcare_entitlement: 0.0

policyengine_uk/tests/policy/baseline/gov/dfe/universal_childcare_entitlement/universal_childcare_entitlement_eligible.yaml

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+- name: Child aged 3 in England is eligible
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    age: 3
+    country: ENGLAND
+  output:
+    universal_childcare_entitlement_eligible: True
+
+- name: Child aged 3 in Scotland is not eligible
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    age: 3
+    country: SCOTLAND
+  output:
+    universal_childcare_entitlement_eligible: False
+
+- name: Child aged 3 in Wales is not eligible
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    age: 3
+    country: WALES
+  output:
+    universal_childcare_entitlement_eligible: False
+
+- name: Child aged 2 in England is not eligible
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    age: 2
+    country: ENGLAND
+  output:
+    universal_childcare_entitlement_eligible: False
+
+- name: Child aged 4 in England is eligible
+  period: 2024
+  input:
+    age: 4
+    country: ENGLAND
+  output:
+    universal_childcare_entitlement_eligible: True

policyengine_uk/variables/gov/dfe/compulsory_education/is_of_compulsory_school_age.py

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+from policyengine_uk.model_api import *
+
+
+class is_of_compulsory_school_age(Variable):
+    value_type = bool
+    entity = Person
+    label = "Whether the person is of compulsory school age"
+    definition_period = YEAR
+
+    def formula(person, period, parameters):
+        age = person("age", period)
+        p = parameters(period).gov.dfe
+        return p.compulsory_school_age.calc(age)

policyengine_uk/variables/gov/dfe/universal_childcare_entitlement/universal_childcare_entitlement.py

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+from policyengine_uk.model_api import *
+
+
+class universal_childcare_entitlement(Variable):
+    value_type = float
+    entity = Person
+    defined_for = "universal_childcare_entitlement_eligible"
+    label = "universal childcare entitlement amount per year"
+    definition_period = YEAR
+    unit = "currency-GBP"
+
+    def formula(person, period, parameters):
+        p = parameters(period).gov.dfe
+        age = person("age", period)
+        hours = p.universal_childcare_entitlement.hours
+        return hours * p.childcare_funding_rate.calc(age)

policyengine_uk/variables/gov/dfe/universal_childcare_entitlement/universal_childcare_entitlement_eligible.py

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+from policyengine_uk.model_api import *
+
+
+class universal_childcare_entitlement_eligible(Variable):
+    value_type = bool
+    entity = Person
+    label = "eligible for universal childcare entitlement"
+    definition_period = YEAR
+
+    def formula(person, period, parameters):
+        country = person.household("country", period)
+        countries = country.possible_values
+        in_england = country == countries.ENGLAND
+        # Childcare (Early Years Provision Free of Charge) Regulations 2016 (part 33)
+        # The regulation above requires an "English local authority" to secure early years provision, limiting the entitlement to England.
+
+        age = person("age", period)
+        p = parameters(period).gov.dfe.universal_childcare_entitlement
+        meets_min_age = age >= p.min_age
+        not_compulsory_age = ~person("is_of_compulsory_school_age", period)
+        # Section 7 of the Childcare Act 2006
+        # The regulation above limits free early years provision to children under compulsory school age.
+        return in_england & meets_min_age & not_compulsory_age

policyengine_uk/variables/gov/gov_spending.py

@@ -45,4 +45,5 @@ class gov_spending(Variable):
         "education_budget_change",
         "other_public_spending_budget_change",
         "tax_free_childcare",
+        "universal_childcare_entitlement",
     ]

policyengine_uk/variables/household/income/benefit.py

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class household_benefits(Variable):
         "other_public_spending_budget_change",
         "tax_free_childcare",
         "extended_childcare_entitlement",
+        "universal_childcare_entitlement",
     ]
 
     def formula(household, period, parameters):