Early Education Minister hails expansion of childcare

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Early Education Minister Stephen Morgan has hailed the government's childcare expansion, saying it will "make life easier for working families across the UK". From Monday, eligible working parents in England will be able to access 30 hours a week of free childcare for children older than nine months under the full rollout of the scheme. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00From today, life is just a bit easier for working families across the country.

00:05We promised to deliver 30 hours of funded childcare from September.

00:09That's what we're delivering against the odds to deliver a promise to parents

00:13so that more children have access to good quality early education across the country.

00:18We inherited a pledge without a plan and we've been working really closely

00:22with early years providers and local authorities to make sure there's sufficient places

00:25and workforce across the country.

00:28And we've delivered on that promise today, which is a really exciting moment

00:31for the early years sector and for parents across the country.

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