Today (Saturday), leader of the Labour party Jeremy Corbyn will make the announcement during a visit to an early years arts project in Leeds with shadow education secretary Angela Rayner.
According to Labour, since the Conservative party entered government, 1,000 Sure Start children’s centres have closed.
Mr Corbyn will also outline Labour’s plans to expand the 30 hours of childcare to all two– to– four-year-olds, which the party says will save families thousands of pounds a year.
New analysis by the House of Commons Library, commissioned by Labour, reveals the following benefits if the 30 hours was expanded :
The political party also plans to increase funding rates, starting at over £5 an hour for three and four-year-olds and reaching to £9 an hour for two-year-olds. The full hourly rate would go direct to providers (see the comment from the shadow early years minister for more info - under our Opinion tab)
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