Plans approved to expand childcare centre in the Lake District
- Plans to expand Little Rascals Daycare in Troutbeck Bridge have been approved due to increasing demand for childcare outside school hours.
- The Lake District National Park Authority authorized the new classroom to accommodate more students, reflecting the growing need for childcare.
- The daycare center was rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted in 2022, providing services for children from birth to teens.
- Government plans include 30 hours of free early education starting in September 2025 for working families.
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Disadvantaged children could be ‘priced out’ of expansion to funded childcare
The gap between childcare entitlements for disadvantaged families and working parents was ‘now wider than at any other time’, a charity warned. Disadvantaged children could be being “priced out” of accessing the same early years education as their peers in working families due to the Government’s expansion of funded childcare, a report has warned. Families who are not in work, or do not earn enough to be eligible for new funded childcare entitle…
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