Dated January 2013. The reports published as HC 104 (ISBN 9780215047670), HC 288 (ISBN 9780215047632), HC 532 (ISBN 9780215048684), HC 388 (ISBN 9780215048691),

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The Department for Education provides funding for local authorities to pay for three and four year olds to receive their entitlement to 15 hours of free educati

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