TUC calls for funded high-quality childcare for all parents

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09 Mar 2023

Commenting on research published by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) today (Thursday), which finds that government underfunding of childcare places in England has led to an 87% increase in nursery closures, TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said:

“Childcare is a lifeline for working parents. It’s how we keep women in work and close the gender pay gap.

“But working families are spending more and more of their pay packets on childcare bills, and a lack of government investment is putting huge stress on nurseries and our already overstretched, underpaid and undervalued childcare workers.

“We desperately need funded high-quality childcare for all parents – and a long overdue pay rise for childcare workers.”

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- NDNA: For more media information about the NDNA research, please contact Rosey James, PR Manager, on 01484 40 70 66, 07788 585502, rosey.james@ndna.org.uk or Isaac Priestley, PR and Policy Officer, Isaac.priestley@ndna.org.uk.
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