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02/09/2013
Govt To Double Free Childcare Places
The number of free childcare places for two-year-olds is set to double next year.
Parents who earn less than £16,190, and in receipt of working family tax credits, will be eligible to 15 hours of free childcare a week.
From today, there will be 130,000 places available, increasing to 260,000 next year, in nursery schools, children's centres, day care nurseries, playgroups, pre-schools and with accredited child minders.
However, a family charity has cautioned that nursery closures could result in there not being enough places to meet demand.
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Parents who earn less than £16,190, and in receipt of working family tax credits, will be eligible to 15 hours of free childcare a week.
From today, there will be 130,000 places available, increasing to 260,000 next year, in nursery schools, children's centres, day care nurseries, playgroups, pre-schools and with accredited child minders.
However, a family charity has cautioned that nursery closures could result in there not being enough places to meet demand.
(MH/JP)
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