by the Government, the House of Lords has revealed.
In a debate yesterday on early years funding, the Earl of Listowel asked the Government whether it plans to conduct an annual review of early years childcare funding to ensure sustainability and quality. Responding, Lord Nash, parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for Education, said that although the Government plans to monitor the implementation of the 30-hours, there are no plans to conduct a formal annual review.
It follows concerns by early years organisations that the new minimum rate of at least £4 an hour to deliver the free childcare places, announced by the Government last week, is still not enough for many settings to deliver the 30 hours sustainably.
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