We have more than enough evidence showing us that there are systemic challenges with the way the early years sector is structured and funded. Reports, research, reviews, they are hardly in short supply
The 30 hours offer is underfunded; that underfunding and the families who are excluded from the offer has ramifications. On children, families and parts of the sector, on the people who need it the most. On the other side of the challenge, the voice of parents continues to clammer. ‘It’s so expensive, I’m only working to pay for childcare.’
That cost creates a penalty. One that statistically we know is often paid by women, and we see the impact. In the gender pay gap, the glass ceiling, in representation among decision-makers.
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