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<p>In the Spring Budget 2023, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
announced a transformative set of childcare reforms. This included the largest ever
investment in childcare including expansions of early years entitlements and wraparound
childcare.</p><p> </p><p>The department is investing £289 million in a new wraparound
childcare programme to support local authorities to work with primary schools and
providers, including childminders, to set up and deliver more wraparound childcare
before and after school in the term time. The department’s ambition is for all parents
of primary school children who need it to access childcare in their local area from
8am to 6pm.</p><p> </p><p>Parents should expect to see an expansion in the availability
of wraparound care from September 2024, with every parent who needs it able to access
term-time wraparound childcare by September 2026. Programme funding allocations will
be announced at the necessary points to support local authorities and schools to meet
these timescales.</p><p> </p>
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