from the sector, and they do need to make sure an ongoing basis that they re looking at that funding to make sure that they get it right. the government says they are rolling out the single biggest investment in child care in england ever and are investing hundreds of millions of pounds each year to increase the amount they pay providers. but early years charities are still concerned about the expansion plans. without addressing underfunding - and without addressing the workforce crisis, there sjust not - going to be the nurseries, childminders or other childcare i providers that deliver the places that parents are going to need. shall we give it all the mix? parents are already booking places at this nursery to take advantage of the government s new offer. the rollout begins in april. vanessa clarke, bbc news, salford. iconic comic the beano is celebrating its 85th birthday this week, with some well known faces joining the residents of beanotown in a special commemorative issue. celeb