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10/01/2017
A new £50 million scheme to create thousands of new childcare places for working parents has been announced by Education Secretary Justine Greening. The investment will help to deliver the UK government's landmark 30 hours free childcare offer.
The funding will create almost 9,000 free places for eligible three- and four-year-olds, saving parents some £5,000 per year when it comes into place from September 2018.
It is understood almost 200 nurseries and pre-schools will receive a share of the funding to invest in new buildings, convert old buildings and upgrade facilities.
More than £2m of the funding will be invested in the Education Secretary's first six opportunity areas. The areas – Blackpool, Derby, Norwich, Oldham, Scarborough, and west Somerset – have been identified as social mobility 'coldspots' and are benefiting from additional funding to help children to reach their full potential.
Commenting on the additional funding, Education Secretary Justine Greening said: "We want Britain to be a country that works for everyone, not just the privileged few.
"That means removing the barriers facing parents who are struggling to balance their jobs with the cost of childcare, and spreading the opportunities available to hard-working families across the country.
"This funding, backed by our record £6 billion investment in childcare per year by 2020, means we can make more free places available to more families across the country, helping us to deliver our childcare offer to thousands more children."
(JP)
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Childcare Schemes To Receive £50m Boost
A new £50 million scheme to create thousands of new childcare places for working parents has been announced by Education Secretary Justine Greening. The investment will help to deliver the UK government's landmark 30 hours free childcare offer.
The funding will create almost 9,000 free places for eligible three- and four-year-olds, saving parents some £5,000 per year when it comes into place from September 2018.
It is understood almost 200 nurseries and pre-schools will receive a share of the funding to invest in new buildings, convert old buildings and upgrade facilities.
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More than £2m of the funding will be invested in the Education Secretary's first six opportunity areas. The areas – Blackpool, Derby, Norwich, Oldham, Scarborough, and west Somerset – have been identified as social mobility 'coldspots' and are benefiting from additional funding to help children to reach their full potential.
Commenting on the additional funding, Education Secretary Justine Greening said: "We want Britain to be a country that works for everyone, not just the privileged few.
"That means removing the barriers facing parents who are struggling to balance their jobs with the cost of childcare, and spreading the opportunities available to hard-working families across the country.
"This funding, backed by our record £6 billion investment in childcare per year by 2020, means we can make more free places available to more families across the country, helping us to deliver our childcare offer to thousands more children."
(JP)
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