Since April 2007, 20 local authorities have been involved in the scheme to extend free childcare for three- and four-year-olds from 12.5 to 15 hours a week over 38 weeks in a year.
But research released by the Department for Children, Schools and Families last week showed that 44 per cent of providers are not meeting demand for places between 9am and 12noon.
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