Merton and Sutton councils were awarded £130,000 for a project that will improve the quality and capacity of childminding in the boroughs, as part of a £4m pilot announced by the Government last month (News, 7 April).
The local authorities made a joint bid for the funding to ensure that by 2013, the most disadvantaged two-year-olds can receive 15 hours of childcare a week.
The funding will be available to develop childminding in the St Helier area, one of the largest housing estates in London and one of the 20 per cent most deprived areas in the country.
Gianna Lee, acting head of Extended Services and Early Years at Sutton, said, 'We're excited about working with this group of childminders. We think it's a great way forward for offering the number of two-year-old places needed.
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