The Education Secretary has said she is "confident" that the Government will deliver its pledge to expand funded childcare for working families in England.Gillian Keegan said the Government is "on track" to deliver the first phase of its rollout next week to 150,000 working parents of two-year-olds.Eligible families of children as young as nine months old in England will be able to claim 30 hours of free childcare a week by September 2025 under the offer.But the Cabinet minister warned the Labou

The Education Secretary has said she is "confident" that the Government will deliver its pledge to expand funded childcare for working families in England.Gillian Keegan said the Government is "on track" to deliver the first phase of its rollout next week to 150,000 working parents of two-year-olds.Eligible families of children as young as nine months old in England will be able to claim 30 hours of free childcare a week by September 2025 under the offer.But the Cabinet minister warned the Labour Party could put the expansion plan "at risk" if it wins the forthcoming general election.She added that cancelling the policy would be "disastrous" for parents.Her comments came after Labour suggested it would review the Government's expanded offer of funded childcare if it gets into power.As part of a staggered rollout of the policy, working parents of two-year-olds will be able to access 15 hours of free childcare from Monday.