A survey of more than 2,000 parents carried out by the alliance found that 49 per cent said that the government didn’t do enough to support parents to access the childcare they need during the pandemic.
A third (34 per cent) said that difficulties accessing childcare since the easing of lockdown has had a negative impact on their work life, rising to nearly half (48 per cent) of parents living in the most deprived local authority areas.
More than a quarter (27 per cent) said that difficulties accessing childcare since the easing of lockdown had a negative impact on their mental health, rising to over a third (36 per cent) of parents living in the most deprived local authorities areas.
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