The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has made the call ahead of the publication of the government’s social mobility strategy, which is expected to be unveiled by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg tomorrow (5 April).
In the report Parents at the Centre, due to be published on Wednesday, IPPR will argue that many low-income parents will not use their free entitlement without encouragement, in particular those with two-year-olds.
Nick Pearce, IPPR director, said: "Expanding early years provision is an important objective but will only increase social mobility if the places are of high quality and parents take them up. Otherwise the money will be largely wasted."
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