The review was a key recommendation made in a report published last year by members of the House of Commons petitions committee on the impact of the pandemic on new parents
At the time MPs called for a strengthening of support for those that had become parents during the health crisis.
They urged the government to pledge extra funding for councils which would ensure new parents received a visit from a health visitor before the end of 2021.
An independent review into childcare funding would also assess to what extent current provision met the needs of new parents looking to return to work, the report said.
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