The Government has today published a list of the successful bidders.
The Department for Education has estimated that the funding for these capital projects will create nearly 9,000 more funded places for three-and four-year-olds when the free entitlement rises from 15 to 30 hours in September, saving parents around £5,000 a year in childcare costs.
The Government said its priority was to target the grants in areas where there was evidence of the need for extra childcare places to support the delivery of 30 hours of free childcare to parents.
Local authorities bidding for funding were required to contribute at least 25 per cent of the amount they requested, so that the budget could be shared around as many projects as possible.
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