A week out from the start of the new school term, the government has delivered a boost for families by investing more to cover the cost of childcare fees in term time and school holidays.

Parents using the 30 hours can save up to £7,500 a year, which can be better spent on quality family time and comes as a massive salve for parents who have been struggling with the cost-of-living pressure that we inherited.  

But ministers are urging families to apply within the next three days, or risk losing out on this generational offer from this September.

The scheme – which covers children from 9 months until reception – will support more children to be ‘school-ready’ and set them up to achieve better results in school. That delivers a key priority in the Plan for Change – to give children the be

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