Project to find innovative approaches to early years partnerships.

The Government is aware of the challenges parents face with childcare, particularly with costs and finding a suitable place. The Government has made a clear its intention to reform early years provision and this can be seen through its manifesto commitment to give 30 hours of funded childcare to working parents of three and four year olds by 2017. This will not be without its challenges and there will be a need for more places, and more flexibility and partnership working in the childcare market in order to deliver...