Research by think-tank The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and Save the Children says that reforming childcare up to the age of 11 could also “raise educational attainment, narrow the gap for disadvantaged children and help achieve equal pay for women”.
Plans including increasing funded childcare hours for two-year-olds and providing free wraparound care from 8am to 6pm for all primary school children could benefit 1.6 million children with low-income families gaining the most, according to the report.
It adds that “increased parental working would enable the Treasury to recoup an extra £8 billion a year from increased tax and national insurance revenues and from lower social security payments.”
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