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Plaid pushes early years education
Plaid Cymru set out plans yesterday to get parents back into work

Plaid Cymru set out plans yesterday to get parents back into work by extending early years education if it forms the next Welsh government.

It proposed a £300 million extension of Foundation Phase schooling to provide free full-time childcare to three and four-year-olds.

Adding extra hours of free childcare to the existing scheme and extending it to two-year-olds are are also being considered.

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