Budget 2023Jeremy Hunt to announce £4bn boost for childcare in England
by Pippa Crerar, Rowena Mason and Alexandra Topping from World news | The Guardian on (#69SYP)
Exclusive: Chancellor will promise to provide extra 30 hours a week to parents of one- and two-year olds
A 4bn expansion of free childcare for one- and two-year-olds in England is expected to be announced in the budget on Wednesday as part of a wider drive to help people into work and boost growth.
The plan would provide an extra 30 hours a week to parents of one- and two-year olds, and increase funding for the existing programme of free childcare for three year-olds.
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