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<p>The Government has committed to increasing the average rate that providers are
paid for the entitlement and in order to deliver this I can confirm that a cross-Government
review of the cost of providing childcare is underway.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The
objective of the review is to inform decisions on the level of funding providers require
to deliver quality childcare provision at good value to the taxpayer, and to be consistent
with the government’s fiscal plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A call for evidence
to inform the review was launched on 15 June and will close on 10 August. This is
part of a process of gathering the necessary evidence which will inform the outcome
of the review and will report in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The call
for evidence is available here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/cost-of-providing-childcare-review-call-for-evidence"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/cost-of-providing-childcare-review-call-for-evidence</a></p><p>
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