DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION · Awarded contract

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Support for Local Authorities to Deliver 30 Hours Free Childcare for Working Parents

Awarded 09 Oct 2016

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Awarded09 Oct 2016

Value£3,000,000.00

SupplierChildcare Works

AgencyDEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryEducation & Training

Ended 8y 1mo ago1y 12mo term

Awarded 9 Oct 2016Expired 8 Oct 2018

About

The Department for Education awarded a contract to Childcare Works for support to local authorities in delivering 30 hours free childcare for working parents in England.

The scope included monitoring and supporting early implementers to ensure key learning and messages were disseminated to and from the department, a universal and targeted approach to help local authorities address sufficiency challenges, support to help providers remain sustainable, and generic support with the continued expansion of the early learning for two-year-olds programme, flexibility, and SEND.

The contract value was AUD 3,000,000.

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