[holding answer 24 February 2010]: By the end of March 2010 it is expected some 20,000 two-year-olds from the most disadvantaged backgrounds will have access to a free early learning and child care place each year.
We will continue to make progress on the long-term ambition that the Prime Minister has set out to provide free part-time nursery places for all two-year-olds whose parents want them.
Decisions regarding the pace of future roll-out will need to be taken in the light of wider fiscal considerations as part of the next spending review.