Over the three months since the government’s childcare announcement, I’ve spoken with many early years professionals in different parts of the country.  They tell me that the sector urgently needs a plan to develop the workforce and the premises needed to expand childcare, and the government’s plan to relax childcare ratios won’t deliver affordable childcare for parents or high quality early years education for children. 

Labour knows that the system is broken and in need of reform and we will set out our plans to deliver the change that is needed, starting with fully funded breakfast clubs for every primary school in the country >>