What is childcare for?
Early years education or allowing parents to work – the purpose of pre-school childcare.
Analysis · BBC Radio 4
July 11, 202229m 0s
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Show Notes
Is formal childcare for pre-school children there to provide an early years education? Or to allow parents to go out to work?
Politicians would say both, but many argue the UK’s system is failing to do either.
Charlotte McDonald explores what improvements could be made and ask – do we want a big overhaul of our current system?