Three-quarters of Family Information Services in England that responded to the survey on the 30 hours.
More than half of respondents (54 per cent) said they didn’t know if there would be enough childcare places for three- and four-year-olds wanting to take up the extended entitlement in their area, and more than one in ten (13 per cent) said that there wouldn't be enough places. Just a third said there would be enough capacity.
On top of this, 44 per cent of local authorities believe that the extended entitlement will in the longer-term lead to the closure of settings because of their reduced financial sustainability.
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