• Requirement under the National Childcare Strategy that all Partnerships in every local authority establish a childcare information service. Start-up funding announced by the DfEE on October 29, 1998.
• Childcare Link: The national information line and website links local information Services was announced on December 1, 1999. Full coverage of the 128 local information sites is planned by mid 2000.
Pilot projects of Childcare Information Kiosks situated in supermarkets, community centres, post offices and some street centres.

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