The extent to which parents are unable to access the free 15 hours without paying additional fees was highlighted during last month's Public Accounts Committee hearing on the findings of the National Audit Office report on the free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds.
The NAO report, published in February, looked at whether the Department for Education is providing value for money in delivering the free entitlement for education for three- and four-year-olds.
Speaking to delegates at the ICMEC seminar at the University of East London last week, Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance, gave a provider perspective on ongoing issues with funding the 15 hours.
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