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Could social enterprises fix the childcare system?

4 mins read Early Years
England is one of the worst countries in Europe for childcare access while Scotland is one of the best – that’s according to a new world-first by Victoria University (VU).
June O'Sullivan is chief executive of LEYF
June O'Sullivan is chief executive of LEYF - LEYF

This landmark research – International childcare: Mapping the deserts – mapped childcare access for 10 million children across nine countries: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Australia, France, Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands and is the first global study to track how and why countries are delivering childcare and the impact it has. 

This is further supported by findings from the Early Childhood Education and Care Coalition manifesto where 67% of people agree that investing in high-quality, affordable early education and childcare benefits the entire nation. This not only helps parents to work and stimulate local economies, but most importantly, gives children from disadvantaged communities the same opportunities for a fair start as their more privileged peers. 

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