It is very good news from the coalition government for children and families that there has been an increase from 12.5 hours to 15 hours per week for 3- and 4-year-olds in 2011 and from the Chancellor in his Autumn Statement that there is to be an increase from 20% to 40% of all 2-year-olds in 2013 eligible to receive 15 hours of free early years care. However, the concern for many private early years daycare providers is to do with the value of these 'free' hours under these schemes and the problem of a myriad of Early Years Single Funding Formulas (EYSFF).
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