More quality childcare places created in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire County Council’s Early Years team has been working closely with childcare and early education providers to create additional quality childcare places across the county, including for children with special educational needs and disabilities.

The creation of new childcare places is a key focus of the work to implement childcare reforms announced in March 2023 to offer eligible working families 30 hours of funded Early Years childcare a week by September 2025 and wraparound childcare from 8am to 6pm around the primary school day by September 2026.

Councillor Tracey Taylor, Nottinghamshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Children and Families, said: “Childcare helps to provide children with the best start in life and get them ready for school. We are committed to making sure that families have more choice and greater flexibility in how and where they can access high-quality childcare. Many of our schools and settings have already benefitted from support to increase the number of places they offer as well as wraparound care.”