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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Sunak rejects claim nurseries do not have capacity for free childcare plan

Rishi Sunak wearing a hard hat
Rishi Sunak visits the construction site for a wind tech factory in Redcar, England, on Tuesday. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Rishi Sunak has dismissed claims nurseries do not have capacity to deliver on a major expansion of free care as concerns were put to him about whether the sector could cope with the influx of children.

The prime minister used a series of interviews to answer doubts over the free childcare policy, which is starting this week with the rollout of 15 hours of free childcare available for working parents of two-year-olds.

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