DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION · Awarded contract
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Award of Contract to Family and Childcare Trust for Early Years Partnerships Project

Awarded 31 Mar 2016

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Awarded31 Mar 2016
Value£125,000.00
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryEducation & Training
Ended 10y 3mo ago4mo term
Awarded 31 Mar 2016Expired 28 July 2016

The Department for Education awarded a contract to Family and Childcare Trust for a four-month project to identify innovative approaches to early years partnerships, supporting the delivery of the 30 hours funded childcare entitlement.

The project aimed to learn from existing early years partnerships, increase early years provision through schools by supporting new partnerships, and inform the Early Implementers testing delivery from September 2016.

The contract value was £125,000.

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