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Labour aims to counter Tories with universal childcare
By Catherine Gaunt,
Nursery World,
14 August 2008
A Sunday newspaper has claimed that the Government is planning a system of state-organised universal childcare for all children from birth to five in the battle with the Conservatives for parents' votes in the next election.
According to The Observer, David Cameron's special adviser Steve Hilton has said that the Conservatives view solving the problems of modern families as a priority. The paper said the Government was considering offering poor families free nursery places for all under-fives. Children's minister Beverley Hughes said she expected local authorities to plug the gaps 'within two to three years'. These include the gap for children aged between one and...
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