Main points

£9 million for capital grants for people running creches with more than 20 children.

£9 million for capital grants for people running creches with more than 20 children.

£5 million for community-based projects which do not qualify for existing grants.

£1 million for improved staffing grants for community-based projects. Up to £80,000 could be allocated per project.

£6.5 million for a national childminders initiative for start-up grants and other supports.

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£5 million for a national after-school initiative, providing grants for schools to put in place programmes running until at least 6 p.m.

£2.5 million for schools to make spare classrooms available for childcare.

£5 million to assist local authorities to develop childcare facilities in social housing projects.

£1 million for childcare employment grants which will be available through city and county enterprise boards for employers who take on new childcare workers.

£5 million for improving quality through training and research.