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Parents need comparison website for childcare providers, says think-tank

The government should set up a comparison website for childcare providers to drive-up quality and engage parents, a think-tank has said.

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said parents need to be able to go online and provide feedback and user satisfaction levels for other families to be able to choose the best local providers.

The call comes on the back of research conducted by IPPR which questioned 104 low-income parents from across the UK in a series of workshops. The aim of the research was to identify parents who do not normally access early years provision and who live in poverty or are at risk of falling into poverty.

He added that a national site for parents would build on Ofsted ratings and parenting websites such as Mumsnet.

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