From September, hourly rates per child will rise from an average of £6.00 to £7.95 for two-year-olds through the government-funded scheme.
Currently, 15-hours of government-funded childcare is available to the 40 per cent most disadvantaged children in England, but from next April this will be expanded to be offered to all working parents of two-year-olds.
The inflation-busting rate rise is part of a £204m package announced by the Department for Education today (Friday), and which will also fund 16 local authorities to deliver primary school childcare provision from 8am to 6pm daily.
The 16 authorities funded through the scheme are: Barnsley, Blackburn with Darwen, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Cornwall, Dudley, Gateshead, Hampshire, Hartlepool, City of Hull, Merton, Newham, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Sheffield and Wiltshire.
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