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Providers criticise 'vague' free childcare guidance

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  • Monday, April 24, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Guidance issued by the government on how local authorities and early years providers should manage the expanded 30 hours of free childcare being introduced in September has been criticised for being too vague.

£755m to fund free childcare expansion

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  • Wednesday, December 18, 2013
  • | CYP Now
Local authorities will receive £755m to deliver free childcare places for disadvantaged two-year-olds from next September, the government has announced.

Campaigners criticise progress of free childcare drive

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  • Thursday, August 21, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Early years campaigners have questioned the government's handling of its flagship childcare scheme after CYP Now revealed a widespread shortfall in the number of places available for disadvantaged two-year-olds.

Nurseries demand ringfence for free childcare funds

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  • Friday, February 10, 2012
  • | CYP Now
Early years providers must receive the money allocated by government to deliver free childcare places through a ringfenced fund to make sure they can deliver the scheme successfully, nurseries have warned.

£80m Life Chances Fund opens to early years bids

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  • Thursday, January 5, 2017
  • | CYP Now
Early years organisations delivering high quality, evidence-based interventions can apply for a slice of funding worth £80m, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Cabinet Office have announced.

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