Although the details of how the policy will work have yet to be fleshed out, children and families minister Robert Goodwill announced the move during a debate in Westminster Hall yesterday.
Mr Goodwill said, ‘Our 30 hours childcare offer is proving popular with parents - in its first term around 202,800 children were in a 30 hours place, with over 305,000 already signed up to access the offer in January.
‘We want to build on this great start, which is why I’m pleased to announce today that we will be extending our 30 hours offer to foster carers. We will set out more detail about how we will deliver this shortly.’
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