Women’s Budget Group says Labour should promote investment in the early years
WBG responds to Leader of the Labour Party Keir Starmer’s speech on his fifth ‘mission’ today.
UK Policy Briefing
Westminster Hall Debate Relating to Funding and Affordability of Childcare A Briefing from the UK Women’s Budget Group.
Our childcare system is in crisis. Even prior to the pandemic it was not fit for purpose and was failing to meet the needs of children, parents, and the economy. Covid and the Government’s response has exacerbated these problems.
A system of high quality, free, universal childcare would deliver significant long-term benefits for children, parents, and the wider economy.
Read our briefing which calculates the cost of implementing a high quality, free universal childcare system.
WBG responds to Leader of the Labour Party Keir Starmer’s speech on his fifth ‘mission’ today.
Polling released today to launch the Early Education and Childcare Coalition shows the public are on board with the aims of reforming childcare.
The Women’s Budget Group submitted written evidence to the Education Select Committee’s inquiry on “support for childcare and the early years”.
A pre-budget briefing from the UK Women’s Budget Group on the state of maternity, paternity and parental leave in the UK.