Nursery World - Childcare for all 'is key to poverty war'

A leading childcare charity said last week that the Government must invest in universal and integrated childcare provision if it is to win the battle against child poverty. The Daycare Trust made the call following publication of its report, Meeting the child poverty challenge: Why universal childcare is key to ending child poverty. The report, by Professor Hilary Land of Bristol University, identified structural flaws in the Government's current programme of childcare provision and argued that unless these issues are resolved its National Childcare Strategy will not succeed in its commitment to ending child poverty.

The Daycare Trust made the call following publication of its report, Meeting the child poverty challenge: Why universal childcare is key to ending child poverty. The report, by Professor Hilary Land of Bristol University, identified structural flaws in the Government's current programme of childcare provision and argued that unless these issues are resolved its National Childcare Strategy will not succeed in its commitment to ending child poverty.

Stephen Burke, Daycare Trust director, said the charity was calling for an expansion of public funding for childcare because current initiatives are not reaching the children and families who needed help most. 'Childcare for all is the only way we will reach poorer children and this will benefit all children,' he said.

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