Councils have millions in unspent early years funding, investigation reveals
Catherine Gaunt
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Early years settings in England are missing out on more than £55m in Government funding for childcare places, according to a Freedom of Information investigation by the National Day Nurseries Association.
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