Lucy Powell MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Childcare and Children, commenting on the Findababysitter.com annual childcare report showing childcare costs have risen by 19% in the last 12 months, stopping 24% of the UK’s unemployed parents going to work, said:

“Families facing a cost-of-living crisis are being failed by David Cameron, who is offering no help with the rising cost of childcare for hard-pressed mums and dads.

“Soaring childcare costs are a drag on our economy and lock parents who want to get back to work out of the jobs market. Labour would introduce a primary childcare guarantee to help parents manage before-and-after school care and extend free childcare provision for three and four year olds with working parents from 15 to 25 hours.”

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