Early years funding boost The government has announced that £340m of new funding will be made available to increase the availability of free nursery e

The money will be used to extend the free early education entitlement, which currently stands at 12.5 hours per week, to 15 hours. The extension will be rolled out across the country over the next three years, with the government predicting that every local authority will be able to deliver 15 hours of free education…