Within its manifesto, published today, the party has said if it is to win the general election next month, it would develop a career strategy for nursery staff, including a training programme.
Other plans to ensure all parents can access childcare that is flexible, affordable and fair include:
For childminders specifically, Lib Dems would replace the three different current registration processes with a single childcare register, as well as commission a practitioner-led review to simplify regulation, reduce administrative burdens and attract new childminders while maintaining high standards.
When public finances allow, the party would give disadvantaged two-year-olds an extra five free hours of early years education a week, as another step towards a universal, full-time entitlement for all two- to four-year-olds.
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