{"id":64708,"date":"2017-08-27T04:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-26T21:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tory-pledge-on-more-free-childcare-in-disarray\/"},"modified":"2017-08-27T04:22:07","modified_gmt":"2017-08-26T21:22:07","slug":"tory-pledge-on-more-free-childcare-in-disarray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tory-pledge-on-more-free-childcare-in-disarray\/","title":{"rendered":"Tory pledge on more free childcare in disarray"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nParents and providers are left in confusion by the troubled introduction of 30 hours of free nursery to three and four-year-oldsTens of thousands of parents are still waiting to find out if they can take up a government offer of 30 hours\u2019 free childcare days before the scheme is due to be launched.According to the latest figures, revealed in a letter sent by the Department for Education to local authorities and seen by the Observer, 82,000 parents entitled to the extra childcare have not yet secured a place for their three and four-year-olds. The offer, which doubles the current government-funded allowance, was a flagship Tory election pledge and is due to be implemented on Friday. But the policy appears to be mired in confusion amid claims of a funding shortfall and technical hitches. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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