Ministers try to rescue free childcare scheme with last-minute ‘workaround’
by Alexandra Topping and Rachel Hall from World news | The Guardian on (#6J1GT)
Early-years providers say plan will do little to address staffing crisis affecting number of available places
Ministers have found an 11th-hour workaround" to address parents' concerns about accessing new free childcare hours, in an attempt to get a grip on chaos surrounding the scheme's introduction.
On Monday, the prime minister admitted there were some practical issues" with his expansion of access to free childcare but insisted it would go ahead as planned in England.
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