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<p>The department is committed to ensuring all parents who are eligible for the 30
hours free childcare entitlement are able to take up a place that suits their childcare
needs. That is why we ran a £100 million early years capital bid round, for which
local authorities, in partnership with providers, were invited to submit bids. Over
350 projects across 123 local authorities were successful in this bid round – six
of which were located in Hampshire.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have a duty to
secure childcare provision free of charge to qualifying children. They are, therefore,
best placed to ensure parents in their area have a sufficient choice of childcare.
As of 31 August, over 216,000 codes were issued for the autumn term, with 90% being
validated as of 9 October.</p>
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