Free childcare in England for nine-month-olds - but rollout comes with 'challenges'

Parents and carers of children in England aged nine months or over will be entitled to 15 hours of free childcare a week from Monday, the government has confirmed. The plans to extend free childcare provision were announced by the then Conservative government back in 2023, with the first stage - 15 hours of childcare for two-year-olds each week - being rolled out in April this year. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com/ and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.seevid.ir/fa/result?ytch=UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales

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