Published today, the Committee’s 'Report on Childcare', which is based upon evidence from the Treasury, HMRC and sector organisations, makes a series of recommendations to improve the Government’s childcare policies, and says it has no evidence that they will improve productivity. Recommendations are to:
30 hours
In its report, the Committee, which is chaired by former education secretary Nicky Morgan MP, argues that funding for the 30 hours is based on out-of-date wage data from 2013 and rent and other overhead costs from a survey carried out in 2012. The stated average rate of £4.94 per hour is 'misleading' says the Committee, as it excludes the proportion retained by local authorities and includes some schemes such as Early Years Pupil Premium.
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