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<p>We are legislating in the Childcare Bill to provide all three- and four-year-olds
of working parents with 30 hours of free childcare. We have already worked to increase
the supply of childcare by making available £2 million in start-up grants for people
wishing to set up childcare businesses, supporting more schools to provide places,
and establishing Childminder Agencies. The expansion of the entitlement provides a
further opportunity for existing childcare providers to expand and for new providers
to enter the market.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As set out in our Press Notice
of 1 June 2015, we have committed to increase the average childcare funding rates
paid to providers. In order to inform this and establish the right balance between
being fair to providers and delivering value for money to the taxpayer, we will start
a review of funding for the entitlement before the summer.</p><p> </p>
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