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01/06/2015
PM Plans To Double Free Childcare For Working Parents
Prime Minister David Cameron plans to double free childcare for working parents, with some families set to benefit as early as next year.
Parents will benefit from 30 hours of free childcare, with rollout to start from 2016 – a year earlier than planned.
The Childcare Bill, introduced tomorrow, Tuesday, will double free childcare available for all working parents of 3 and 4 year olds to 30 hours a week – available to up to 600,000 families and worth around £5,000 a year – including the £2,500 they can already save from existing free childcare offers.
In a move to underline the government's commitment to support working families with the costs of childcare, plans are being drawn up to introduce the changes for some families a year earlier than planned, with pilots in some areas offering 30 hours worth of free places from September 2016.
Mr Cameron said: "My message is clear. This government is on the side of working people – helping them get on and supporting them at every stage of life.
"That is exactly why we are pressing ahead with these reforms - so that not a moment is lost in getting on with the task - going further than ever before to help with childcare costs, helping hardworking families and giving people the opportunity to get into work."
(CD)
Parents will benefit from 30 hours of free childcare, with rollout to start from 2016 – a year earlier than planned.
The Childcare Bill, introduced tomorrow, Tuesday, will double free childcare available for all working parents of 3 and 4 year olds to 30 hours a week – available to up to 600,000 families and worth around £5,000 a year – including the £2,500 they can already save from existing free childcare offers.
In a move to underline the government's commitment to support working families with the costs of childcare, plans are being drawn up to introduce the changes for some families a year earlier than planned, with pilots in some areas offering 30 hours worth of free places from September 2016.
Mr Cameron said: "My message is clear. This government is on the side of working people – helping them get on and supporting them at every stage of life.
"That is exactly why we are pressing ahead with these reforms - so that not a moment is lost in getting on with the task - going further than ever before to help with childcare costs, helping hardworking families and giving people the opportunity to get into work."
(CD)
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