This research examines the efficacy of the Childcare Act 2016 in its stated aim of supporting working parents of children below school age in England. The report takes a novel perspective by examining the extent to which public childcare is available during standard working hours, focussing on two London boroughs of disparate median income: Islington and Barking & Dagenham. The research gives rise to seven policy proposals to improve the efficacy of the Childcare Act 2016.
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Acknowledgements
This report was written by a team of University of Oxford students. Rosa von Gleichen served as the Research Coordinator, and Catriona E. Barker, Ceinwen S. Bowen, Olivia Larsen, Olivia Shillabeer, Guan You Tan, Wei Mei Wong and Assma Youssef formed the research team. Operational support was provided by the Research Director Bastian Betthaeuser.
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Interesting article. The aim to reduce the cost of childcare is always going to be add odds with the need to increase pay. Especially in an area like Oxfordshire, where the cost of living is so high.