Study childcare entitlement #1016

vahid-ahmadi · 2025-01-30T17:24:45Z

Overview

This PR implements the study childcare entitlement scheme in PolicyEngine UK:

Care to learn scheme: provides childcare support for young parents (under 20) in education

Note

This scheme applies to England only. Different programs operate in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Key Features

Care to Learn:
- Output type: Weekly amount (£180 or £195) for each eligible parent based on London residence
- For young parents under 20 in education (except higher education)
- Cannot be claimed by apprentices with a salary

Fixes #1017

Depends on #1004

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/hmrc/study_childcare_entitlement/care_to_learn_age_eligible.yaml

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/hmrc/study_childcare_entitlement/care_to_learn_amount.yaml

policyengine_uk/variables/gov/hmrc/study_childcare_entitlement/care_to_learn_eligible.py

policyengine_uk/variables/gov/hmrc/study_childcare_entitlement/care_to_learn_amount.py

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/hmrc/study_childcare_entitlement/care_to_learn_age_eligible.yaml

sonarqubecloud · 2025-02-07T15:47:26Z

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nikhilwoodruff

Looks good to me, on resolving these questions.

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/study_childcare_entitlement/care_to_learn/amount.yaml

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/targeted_childcare_entitlement/qualifying_benefits.yaml

policyengine_uk/variables/gov/dfe/study_childcare_entitlement/study_childcare_entitlement.py

… labels and descriptions - Capitalize 'London' in parameter labels - Remove '(the 2-year-old entitlement)' from targeted childcare description - Remove 'per year' from study childcare entitlement label 🤖 Generated with Claude Code Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

MaxGhenis · 2025-02-28T04:28:05Z

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/study_childcare_entitlement/care_to_learn/amount.yaml

+    reference:
+      - title: Documentation for Care to Learn scheme 
+        href: https://www.gov.uk/care-to-learn
+      - title: House of Commons Library – Paying for Childcare in England (12 July 2024), p.43


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- title: House of Commons Library – Paying for Childcare in England (12 July 2024), p.43

- title: House of Commons Library – Paying for Childcare in England (12 July 2024)

MaxGhenis · 2025-02-28T04:28:14Z

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/study_childcare_entitlement/care_to_learn/amount.yaml

+      - title: Documentation for Care to Learn scheme 
+        href: https://www.gov.uk/care-to-learn
+      - title: House of Commons Library – Paying for Childcare in England (12 July 2024), p.43
+        href: https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8054/CBP-8054.pdf


and elsewhere

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href: https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8054/CBP-8054.pdf

href: https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8054/CBP-8054.pdf#page=43

MaxGhenis · 2025-02-28T04:29:58Z

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/targeted_childcare_entitlement/qualifying_benefits.yaml

+metadata:
+  reference:
+    - title: Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) Regulations 2014 - Regulation 3 defining "eligible child"
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2147/regulation/3/made


this source doesn't mention these benefits, remove

MaxGhenis · 2025-02-28T04:31:07Z

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/targeted_childcare_entitlement/qualifying_benefits.yaml

+  reference:
+    - title: Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) Regulations 2014 - Regulation 3 defining "eligible child"
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2147/regulation/3/made
+    - title: Education Act 1996 s.512ZB(4) - criteria for free school meals


is tce based on free school meal eligibility? cite that source if so and then model free school meal eligibility separately before linking them

i also dont see all these programs here, e.g. income support. sources must precisely back parameter values; if there's complexity please comment it

MaxGhenis · 2025-02-28T04:32:16Z

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/targeted_childcare_entitlement/qualifying_benefits.yaml

+    - title: Education Act 1996 s.512ZB(4) - criteria for free school meals
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/section/512ZB
+    - title: Local Authority (Duty to Secure Early Years Provision Free of Charge) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
+      href: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/146/contents/made


doesnt back up parameters

MaxGhenis · 2025-02-28T04:33:49Z

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/targeted_childcare_entitlement/qualifying_benefits.yaml

+    - is_guarantee_credit_eligible
+    - child_tax_credit
+    - working_tax_credit
+    - dla


is there significance to this being in a different section in the gov.uk site?

MaxGhenis · 2025-02-28T04:34:11Z

policyengine_uk/parameters/gov/dfe/targeted_childcare_entitlement/qualifying_benefits.yaml

+    - esa_income
+    - universal_credit
+    - is_guarantee_credit_eligible
+    - child_tax_credit


there's also an income limitation on this and wtc so probably needs to be separate

MaxGhenis · 2025-02-28T04:35:05Z

...ine_uk/variables/gov/dfe/study_childcare_entitlement/study_childcare_entitlement_eligible.py

+        is_child = person("is_child", period)
+
+        # Check basic eligibility conditions
+        has_children = person.benunit.any(person("is_child", period))


otherwise implies the specific person has their own children

Suggested change

has_children = person.benunit.any(person("is_child", period))

benunit_has_children = person.benunit.any(person("is_child", period))

or should this reference is_parent?

MaxGhenis · 2025-02-28T04:35:47Z

policyengine_uk/variables/gov/dfe/study_childcare_entitlement/study_childcare_entitlement.py

+    quantity_type = FLOW
+    unit = GBP
+    default_value = 0
+


Suggested change

defined_for = "study_childcare_entitlement_eligible"

MaxGhenis · 2025-02-28T04:37:01Z

...ine_uk/variables/gov/dfe/study_childcare_entitlement/study_childcare_entitlement_eligible.py

+        # Only exclude higher education/tertiary
+        not_higher_education = current_ed != education_types.TERTIARY
+
+        not_apprentice = ~person("is_apprentice", period)


then use ~is_apprentice for consistency with ~is_child

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not_apprentice = ~person("is_apprentice", period)

is_apprentice = person("is_apprentice", period)

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	- title: House of Commons Library – Paying for Childcare in England (12 July 2024), p.43
	- title: House of Commons Library – Paying for Childcare in England (12 July 2024)

	href: https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8054/CBP-8054.pdf
	href: https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8054/CBP-8054.pdf#page=43

	has_children = person.benunit.any(person("is_child", period))
	benunit_has_children = person.benunit.any(person("is_child", period))

	not_apprentice = ~person("is_apprentice", period)
	is_apprentice = person("is_apprentice", period)

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