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Childcare Costs: How the Government Is Failing Both Parents and Providers
This September a flagship government scheme will be rolled out across the country with the promise of providing 30 free childcare hours a week to all three and four-year-olds. But in reality parents and early years providers will have to plug a funding gap, with some nurseries already forced to shut down.