According to new analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and Save the Children, the expanded offer is at risk of not delivering for poorer families as among the poorest fifth of parents with young children, just a third (36 per cent) use formal childcare. This compares to 73 per cent of the highest earning households using formal childcare.
Availability of places
It finds that the more deprived or more rural a local area is, the fewer and lower-quality childcare options families tend to have.
The most deprived areas in England have 32 per cent fewer places per child and 25 per cent fewer Ofsted ‘good’ places compared to the most affluent areas, it says.
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