Thirty hours of government-funded childcare for three- and four-year-olds has been the single biggest change to business and funding in the early years sector that I can remember. It has doubled the number of hours 330,000 children are entitled to receive - that sort of change does not happen without significant impact, challenge or hard work, in addition to millions of pounds of extra funding for local areas and provision. The achievement in the first year has been impressive, but local authorities can do more to ensure 30 hours is part of a coherent and co-ordinated local early years strategy.
Here are five key actions they should consider in 2018/19.
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