The capital's 33 boroughs will be urged to take part in the three-year Pounds 33m London Childcare Affordability Programme when they meet representatives of the London Development Agency on 28 April.
Two-thirds of the funding will come from the LDA and the remaining third from the Sure Start Unit for the programme, which will involve childcare providers submitting bids through the boroughs.
The affordability scheme is being promoted as a form of London weighting for childcare, with supply-side funding to providers to help bridge the gap between what parents receive in tax credits and the relatively high cost of childcare places in the capital.
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