A section of my speech in the Childcare and Early Years debate where I gave credit to the fantastic coalition of early educators and childcare experts, formed by the Women’s Budget Group which is made up of over 30 bodies, ranging from the CBI to Oxfam to the Fatherhood Institute.
The coalition’s ask is twofold:
To increase to the baseline hourly rate of funding to reflect the true cost of provision.
To reform of the universal credit childcare support to help parents return to work.
I had a very useful meeting earlier this week with the coalition and thank them for their efforts in campaigning for changes to the childcare system 
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