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Nurseries and childminders across the country will be paid more from today for every government-funded hour they provide to parents.

• Updated: 1 September 2023

£204 million cash boost given to nurseries to support the expansion of childcare places

• Updated: 7 July 2023

Family Hubs offer early support to families and young children to help them overcome difficulties and build strong relationships.

• Updated: 9 February 2023

Package of measures will increase childcare support for parents, boost the number of childminders and drive take up of childcare offers, to address rising costs.

• Updated: 4 July 2022

Multi-million pound investment to create more Family Hubs across the country, building on a manifesto commitment

• Updated: 19 August 2021

A city-wide, multi-agency strategy in Stoke on Trent to tackle the high incidence of speech and language delay identified in children in the early years.

• Updated: 23 May 2019

A whole-system reform of Children’s Services in Hertfordshire improved the quality of work with families as well as outcomes for children and their parents.

• Updated: 23 May 2019

£6.5 million for councils to launch new projects like family reading sessions and parenting pop ups.

• Updated: 8 April 2019

Secretary of State Damian Hinds spoke for the first time to directors of children's services at the ADCS conference on Thursday 5 July in Manchester.

• Updated: 5 July 2018