Extended free childcare rollout begins as Labour accuses govt of having a 'pledge without a plan'

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1. Free childcare scheme: Parents and providers raise concerns ahead of rollout | ITV News

2. Childcare places fall by 1,000 as Labour accuses ministers of botched expansion | Independent

3. Childcare: Free 15 hours expands to two-year-olds in England | BBC News

4. Labour under pressure to say whether it would keep free hours childcare system | The Guardian

5. Rishi Sunak insists he's delivering on his childcare pledge as first parents benefit from 15 hours of free care | The Mail

6. How will free childcare reforms help parents - and what will Labour do? | The Times

The government's extended childcare policy is beginning today - but it starts amid warnings of a lack of funding and not enough staff to fulfil the pledge.