With just six months until the launch of free early years education for the 20 per cent most deprived two-year-olds in England, there is uncertainty among providers about the level of help and financial support available to them.
This September, the Government is extending the current crop of pilot schemes offering nursery places to two-year-olds to cover all local authorities, involving around 130,000 children from low-income families.
By September 2014, the scheme will expand to provide 15 hours free early years education for two in five of the country's two-year-olds.
The Government has allocated local authorities a total of £100m in capital funding to spend on the provision and creation of places.
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