Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has announced 30 hours of free childcare for all under-5s as he laid out a package of changes to reform employment during the Spring statement.
Mr Hunt said the move would come into place from the moment maternity care ends. Households must be eligible, with all adults working at least 16 hours.
Jeremy Hunt told the House of Commons on Wednesday (March 15): “I today announce that in eligible households where all adults are working at least 16 hours, we will introduce 30 hours of free childcare not just for three- and four-year-olds, but for every single child over the age of nine months.
