A number of reports published last month have highlighted the possible detrimental impact that 30 hours of government-funded childcare is having on the early years sector.
The separate studies have been seized upon by early years organisations and leaders as further proof that 30 hours is not backed with sufficient government funding. This, they say, is hurting providers financially, which in turn is reducing availability of childcare places for disadvantaged children.
In September 2013, two-year-olds living in the 20 per cent most disadvantaged households were entitlement to 15 hours of government-funded childcare per week for a total of 38 weeks of the year. A year later, the offer was extended to two-year-olds living in the 40 per cent most deprived families.
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