Sunak rejects claim nurseries do not have capacity for free childcare plan
by Ben Quinn Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6KS7P)
PM claims staffing levels have increased but says it will take time for the sector to grow
Rishi Sunak has dismissed claims nurseries do not have capacity to deliver on a major expansion of free care as concerns were put to him about whether the sector could cope with the influx of children.
The prime minister used a series of interviews to answer doubts over the free childcare policy, which is starting this week with the rollout of 15 hours of free childcare available for working parents of two-year-olds.
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