You are here: News Response to misleading headlines about the Family and Childcare Trust's anti-poverty childcare report
We were disappointed to read the headlines Government urged to abandon 30-hour free childcare extension and Abandon Free Childcare, Charity Urges in relation to our anti-poverty childcare report. They are misleading because the Family and Childcare Trust has not urged the Government to abandon the 30 hour offer, in fact we support this offer as an important short-term step to improve provision.
Our report – which was commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation to support a long-term anti-poverty childcare strategy for the UK - calls for funding reform and proposes a new approach in the future. In the meantime, 30 hours of free childcare will help a lot of parents and we are working with the Department for Education to support implementation.
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Contact: Mark Bou Mansour, Communications and Campaigns Manager. Telephone: 0207 940 7535, mobile: 07538 334 772, email: mark@familyandchildcaretrust.org.
About the Family and Childcare Trust
The Family and Childcare Trust aims to make the UK a better place for families. We are a leading national family charity in the field of policy, research and advocacy on childcare and family issues, with over 40 years’ experience. Our on-the-ground work with parents and providers informs our research and campaigns. We focus on the early years and childcare because they are crucial to boosting children’s outcomes throughout life and supporting parents to work.