A consultation on new laws to increase childcare entitlement and improve services for children and young people has been launched.
The proposed Children and Young People Bill includes provisions to increase the amount of flexible, early learning and childcare to a minimum of 600 hours a year for three and four-year-olds and looked-after two-year-olds.
The Bill also provides measures to improve the care system and a requirement for public bodies to deliver policies to improve children's wellbeing.
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