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.
Updated briefing from the UK Women’s Budget Group on the costing, employment effects and financing of universal provision of childcare in the UK.
The early years childcare sector faces a crisis, with nurseries closing and parents struggling. Urgent government action is needed to address this.
Letter calling Jeremy Hunt to consider the challenges faced by parents and the childcare sector due to fiscal plans set out in the Autumn Statement.
A blog by Ebyan Abdirahman, Research and Policy Officer at the Women's Budget Group