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ECONOMIC WELLBEING
More cash for childcare
A cash boost of £337,000, enabling
‘…childcare providers
will also be able to
apply to the council for
match-funding to
expand their premises.’
longer opening hours for school
nurseries, has been welcomed by
Croydon Council.
Large numbers of Croydon’s
working parents will benefit from their
children’s nurseries being able to
provide care from 8am to 6pm as a
result of the government’s allocation of
the new money.
In addition, childcare providers
will also be able to apply to the council
for match-funding to expand their
premises and open new sites through
the relaxation of planning laws.
With Londoners facing the highest
childcare costs in the country, the extra
cash will relieve pressure on many
struggling families.