Parents of toddlers turning two this April are being encouraged by the Deputy Prime Minister to check if they can get free childcare.
From this September, 15 hours of free childcare a week are being made available to around 130,000 two-year-olds from lower income backgrounds across England. The first of these eligible toddlers will have their second birthdays this month.
Local authority figures show that 9,900 children in the South West will be eligible this September.
