/*
Theme Name: Educate Leicester
Theme URI: https://educateleicester.co.uk/
Author: Educate Leicester
Description: A responsive childcare theme with a dynamic blog, designed for Educate Leicester.
Version: 1.4.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
Text Domain: educate-leicester
*/

:root{color-scheme:light;--navy:#1b1740;--paper:#fcfcfd;--teal:#1fb6a6;--teal-dark:#159485;--sun:#ffc94a;--ink-soft:#5b5480;--line:rgba(27,23,64,.10);--soft:#f4f6fa}
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/* Prevent WordPress global styles and plugins from changing the supplied design. */
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html body .nav-links{display:flex!important;visibility:visible!important;opacity:1!important}
html body .nav-links a{font-family:'Inter',Arial,sans-serif!important;color:var(--navy)!important;font-weight:600!important;text-transform:none!important}
html body .nav-cta,html body .btn-primary{background:var(--navy)!important;color:#fff!important}
html body .cta-band .btn-primary{background:var(--teal)!important;color:#fff!important}
html body .btn-secondary{background:#fff!important;color:var(--navy)!important}
html body .hero p.lede,html body .section-head p,html body .feature p{font-family:'Inter',Arial,sans-serif!important;font-style:normal!important;text-transform:none!important}
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