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    Are you eligible for the government’s new free childcare scheme?

    by Maira Butt Jan 07, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: PA

    The government’s new free childcare plan is expected to roll out this year with the first stage of applications having opened on 2 January. The plan will be rolled out in stages, starting in April this year.

    The current scheme provides 30 hours of free childcare to eligible working parents of 3 and 4-year-olds in England.

    But the newly expanded scheme will apply to of 9-month-olds to 3-year-olds, with

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