Following recent filming at Hopscotch Children's Nurseries' Seaford site, the story of how the government’s new 30 hours childcare expansion is affecting nurseries and families across Sussex has now been featured across multiple BBC outlets - and beyond.

BBC Politics South East explored how rising demand is contributing to a national staff shortage, with interviews from Hopscotch’s Managing Director Philip Ford, Nursery Manager Gemma Hill and parent Helen Spearman - alongside a studio discussion with MPs Polly Billington and Mims Davies MP for East Grinstead, Uckfield and villages.

This piece also ran across BBC South East Today’s evening and late news bulletins, while we also saw coverage from:

• BBC Radio Sussex,
• BBC News Online, which highlighted how the funding Hopscotch receives from the government covers less than half of what it spends‍
• Brighton and Hove News.

At the heart of the coverage was a simple truth: quality childcare depends on people. Hopscotch’s commitment to investing in its team - through training, wellbeing and apprenticeships - continues to show what’s possible when nurseries are properly supported to put children first.