The cross-party group of MPs has published a series of recommendations following its inquiry, including increasing the childcare subsidy for providers, abolishing business rates and close monitoring of changes to staff:child ratios.
Early years experts have welcomed the committee’s recommendations, but warn that government action is needed in light of the report’s findings.
Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Early Years Alliance, said: “As the committee states, the education and care a child receives during their first five years is absolutely crucial, yet the infrastructure, funding and support simply isn’t there to both enable providers to easily deliver this.”
He added that the upcoming sector reforms - including the expansion of funded childcare hours - are likely to be “dangerously underfunded” and may place “unrealistic expectations” on providers.
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