Q Can you give us any more information about the Government's nursery education pilot for 6,000 two-year-olds?
AWe got our comprehensive spending review settlement early, which was really welcome because I think what it means is that we probably have a more generous settlement in what is a very tight settlement period this time.
The headline figures are terrific - it's an over-17 per cent real terms increase, averaged over the three years of this settlement. It's terrific.
Real terms, not inflation.
What we've got to do is work out how to spend that money within the context of the priorities we've set, one of which is to establish 1,700 children's centres. Another is to try to develop wraparound care in schools for children, particularly around the three-and four-year-olds, which we're working on.
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