The programme is a Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) funding stream that will give cash to voluntary groups whose work improves outcomes for children, young people and families, with £11m awarded for 2008/09. Organisations are either given three-year strategic grants or a year's project funding.
The National Council of Voluntary Child Care Organisations (NCVCCO) received £2.5m, which chief executive Maggie Jones said would allow it to expand its work in supporting small organisations.
She said the charity was also hoping to expand a support programme it runs in the North East, London and East Midlands to a further three regions.
NCVCCO's programme helps small voluntary childcare organisations with training, widens their focus from local to national work and offers assistance in understanding how commissioners operate.
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