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When will the 15 free hours of childcare for two-year-olds begin?

All children of working parents in England will get 30 hours of funded childcare by September 2025.

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BBC News at One

working parents here in marple and across england can now apply to the government for the first phase of what will be a major expansion in funded hours. from april, 15 hours will be available for two year olds during term time. but with demand for places rising, are nurseries and childminders ready? people want to expand. people want to provide more childcare places, but unfortunately they haven't got the staff. and without qualified, and new qualified staff, ready to actually come into the sector, it is not going to be possible for them to deliver this policy. at kids 0wn in greater manchester, calls from eager parents have been coming in for months. but here there are concerns about the amount that will be paid for the funded hours. inflation's like up here and the rate's down here. so we've got a big gap on on the rates for what we're actually going to be receiving.

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Breakfast

needed to be able to give this to parents. over the last year, the number of childcare places has fallen and councils are keeping a close eye on what we're all doing in local. what we're all doing in local government is working really, really closely with providers to make sure that we can get the best service that we actually can. but it goes back to one of our original asks was about having more control at a local level so that we can actually direct providers to set up where they're needed, not where they think they would like to go. and we're still calling on government for those extra powers to be able to do that. there are three months to go before the roll—out begins, a help for many working parents, but a real challenge for an already stretched sector. vanessa clarke, bbc news. joining us now is neil leitch from the early years alliance.

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BBC News

it'll really help, really help, make such a difference. and i'm really glad that they've actually done something and, you know, we are eligible for something. i stopped working five years ago after my second child was born, just to avoid the child costs. so i go back to work injanuary, so i will pay between january and april, and then in april, obviously, with the 15 hours' free, that'll make a big difference for us. working parents here in marple and across england can now apply to the government for the first phase of what will be a major expansion in funded hours. from april, 15 hours will be available for two—year—olds during term time. but with demand for places rising, are nurseries and childminders ready? people want to expand. people want to, you know, provide more childcare places, but unfortunately they haven't got the staff.

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Breakfast

because it'll really help, really help, make such a difference. and i'm really glad that they've actually done something and, you know, we are eligible for them. i stopped working five years ago after my second child was born just to avoid the child costs. so i go back to work injanuary, so i will pay between january and april and then in april. obviously, with the 15 hours free, that will make a big difference for us. working parents here in marple and across england can now apply to the government for the first phase of what will be a major expansion in funded hours from april. 15 hours will be available for two year olds during term time, but with demand for places rising, are nurseries and childminders ready? people want to expand. people want to provide more childcare places, but unfortunately they haven't got the staff. and without qualified and new qualified staff ready to actually come

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BBC News

could lead to a shortage of places, early years providers are warning. a fifth of carers have quit in the last three years — many because of low pay and a lack of appreciation. overall, childcare places have fallen by 2% this year, but the government says the population of pre—school children is also decreasing and the picture is broadly positive. ?our education reporter vanessa clarke reports. have you done that? do you want to put some stickers on now? childminders tasked with the vital job of teaching and caring for our youngest children. this group of rural childminders in merseyside gather together every week. but the government's plan to extend funded hours to all pre—school children of working parents has made some here consider their future. this is where the children play during the day. nikki griffiths, who runs the group, is worried. it becomes overwhelming, some more may leave because they're thinking, oh, this funding isjust not going to be compatible or viable

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BBC News

in a video on social media, mr netanyahu said he'd been living with a heart monitor for the past week — and when the device had beeped on saturday, it had been decided to implant a pacemaker. he expects to be released from hospital on monday — in time to vote on his controversialjudicial reforms. a decline in childminders in the uk could lead to a shortage of places, early years providers are warning. a fifth of carers have quit in the last three years ? many because of low pay and a lack of appreciation. 0verall, childcare places have fallen by 2% this year, but the government says the population of pre—school children is also decreasing and the picture is broadly positive. ? i'm joined by meganjarvie, head of coram family and childcare. just to focus on the importance of

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threw a molotov cocktail at the bar in the northern state of sonora after being ejected from the bar for harassing women. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, said he was fitted with a pacemaker on saturday night. in a video on social media, mr netanyahu said he�*d been living with a heart monitor for the past week — and when the device had beeped on saturday, it had been decided to implant a pacemaker. he expects to be released from hospital on monday — in time to vote on his controversialjudicial reforms. a decline in childminders in the uk could lead to a shortage of places, early years providers are warning. a fifth of carers have quit in the last three years — many because of low pay and a lack of appreciation. 0verall, childcare places have fallen by 2% this year, but the government says the population of pre—school children is also decreasing and the picture is broadly positive. ?0ur education reporter vanessa clarke reports.

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BBC News at Six

there are conservative mps who still have their reservation, they will be watching closely, to see how the prime minister deals with the other big challenges facing the country, the economy, the cost of living, do not underestimate the damage this has done. thank you. nurseries in england say government plans to allow staff to look after more children will not cut costs for parents. ministers are considering changing the rules to help reduce the expense of childcare, amid the growing cost of living crisis. they say it could also improve the choice and availability of childcare places — but it's led to fears that childrens' well—being and development could be affected. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports. shall we give your hair a nice little brush? it's important for me that whatever i spend is spent on making sure that my child is happy, healthy and very well looked after and he's learning.

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BBC News at One

of childcare places — but it's led to fears the move could affect children's well—being and development. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys reports. thank you so much. ashley has four children, including her new baby. it's two—year—old reggie she worries about most. he has extreme allergic reactions. ashley trusts the nursery to watch him carefully. you just kind of need to have someone else take the lead for a little bit. would you be happy with there being more children per adult? probably not, no. i mean, the severity of reggie, a normal child, you know, it's such a massive responsibility to just do that for reggie, and to have more, loads more children, i don't know, i think it's too much. this nursery in nottingham is facing rising bills — from wages to heating, everything is going up, and now they're looking after toddlers born in lockdown. a lot of nurseries say that coming

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