How many hours extra does having 30 hours of free childcare create for working parents? It is the million dollar question and, in Staffordshire, the pilot was set up to find out. ‘We wanted to work with employers to find out if childcare accessibility could impact on working patterns, potentially allowing parents to take up additional hours or return to work,’ says Laura Ballinger, early implementer co-ordinator at Staffordshire Council. In an effort to make sure they didn’t over-promise and under-deliver, the first move was to contact the top 25 employers in the region to find out if they would be interested in taking part.
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