Private sector demands funds for more free hours
Catherine Gaunt
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Private sector nurseries have warned that Government proposals to increase the hours of free nursery education for three-and four-year-olds will not be viable without increased and ring-fenced funding, following last week's launch of the consultation on the draft code of practice. The code comes into force in November in advance of plans to extend free nursery education for all three-and four-year-olds from 33 weeks a year to 38 weeks from April 2006.
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