The appeal from Devon County Council comes as there are ‘hotspots’ in Devon which have a particularly acute shortage of childcare provision, such as Dawlish.
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APPLICATIONS for the first wave of the rollout of an expansion of free childcare for working parents will open on January 2, the government has announced today.
Eligible working parents of two-year-olds will be able to register to access 15 hours free childcare per week from April 2024.
Funding will also be available for new childminders who join the profession or who completed their registration on or after March 15 2023, or those re-registering at least 12 months after the cancellation of a previous registration.
There will be £600 available for those who choose to register with Ofsted and £1,200 for those who choose to register with a childminder agency.
This is designed to support thousands of new childminders to enter the sector and create new, quality, childcare settings across the country.
From: https://www.middevonadvertiser.co.uk/news/government-announces-expansion-in-childcare-652802
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