Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and Magic Breakfast are urging the government to fund free wraparound care in primary and secondary schools in England so that families have more opportunities to work if they choose to.
Their analysis shows that a low-income lone parent moving from part-time to full-time work would be £1,200 per year better off through the removal of childcare costs gained through free wraparound care.
Without free provision, they lose over half the extra income to childcare costs.
CPAG previously estimated it would cost the government £2.6bn a year to roll this out in all primary schools in England and an additional £525 million for secondary schools.
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