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Extending 30 hours of funded childcare to all parents, not just those working 16 hours a week, is backed by the Sutton Trust, which said the measure would improve social mobility. However, the Institute for Fiscal Studies concludes the Labour and the Liberal Democrats funding plans would be “immensely difficult” to deliver due to the high cost.
The IFS calculates Labour’s plans will cost an additional £2.6bn to deliver by 2024 at today’s prices, while the Lib Dems’ plans will cost £7bn extra – more than three times current spending.
The early years sector is warning the plans to extend funded childcare are unfeasible. Jonathan Broadbery, National Day Nursery Association’s head of policy, warns of an “arms-race of ever-expanding promises that cannot be kept”.
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