New report costs universal provision
Simon Vevers
Wednesday, October 13, 2004
A radical vision of universal early years education and childcare, published this week, would see parents making an average contribution of 30 per cent of total costs instead of the current 75 per cent, and direct grants to providers by 2020. The report by accountants PriceWaterhouse Coopers (PWC) considered the costs, benefits and options for funding a vision of universal early education and care developed by the Daycare Trust and the Social Market Foundation.
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