Nursery World - Grant awarded to pilot childcare 'hubs'

Family charity 4Children has been awarded contracts to pilot 'community childcare hubs' and support children's centres.

The new hubs aim to offer parents more flexibility with high-quality childcare.

The two-year programmes are funded through the Department for Education's Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) grant programme.

Seventy-two organisations share a total of around £50m over two years, from 2013-15, to implement national projects and services for children, young people and families.

Applicants were asked to submit bids for projects with an emphasis on early intervention and supporting the most disadvantaged.

Alongside consortium partners, including the Innovation Trust, OPM, and Contact A Family, 4Children will develop Community Childcare Hubs so that parents can access nursery and childminder support from one co-ordinated source.

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