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More than 100,000 parents have signed up to claim 15 hours of free childcare for two-year-olds under a new £8 billion scheme. But short-staffed nurseries will not be able to cope with demand.
The Education Secretary said she was 'really confident' parents would be able to access Government-funded childcare but stressed she could not offer an iron-clad guarantee