Policy Exchange is fast becoming to David Cameron's Conservatives what the Institute for Public Policy Research has been to New Labour under Blair and now Brown - it has genuine influence. Indeed, the political right will have a natural affiliation with the principles underpinning this report. A PCA would be simple to administer and give parents choice over who will provide childcare. The report criticises the current system of funding support for being linked too heavily to the use of formal Ofsted-registered childcare. It says this penalises parents who want to use private and voluntary providers and informal care such as grandparents.
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