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Labour calls on sector to take part in 30-hours survey

Labour’s shadow early years minister wants to hear from childcare providers and practitioners about their opinions on the 30 hours.

Shadow early years minister Tracy Brabin MP is inviting nursery owners, staff and childminders to take part in a survey looking at the potential impact of the 30 hours of funded childcare on settings ahead of the introduction of the policy in September.

Ms Brabin told Nursery World that since being appointed shadow early years minister last week, she has been inundated with e-mails and phone calls about the 30 hours.

She said, ‘I firmly believe that free childcare is a good policy in principle, the manifesto I recently stood on committed to extending free childcare to two-year-olds as well.

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