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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maya Oppenheim

Chaos as almost half of parents can’t access flagship Tory childcare pledge

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Almost half of parents cannot find nurseries or childminders offering the Tories’ flagship free hours pledge, according to troubling new data.

Research by campaign group Pregnant then Screwed found 45 per cent of parents have been unable to find anywhere to send their children which will deliver the new scheme for two-year-olds.

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