Christine Farquharson, IFS: Childcare reforms create a new branch of the welfare state – but raises the stakes on funding
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Opinion
- Thursday, March 16, 2023 | Nursery World
The Chancellor's pledge to extend 30 hours to children from nine months is great news for parents, but there are serious risks to the market if funding rates aren’t set appropriately, warns Christine Farquharson, senior research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies