The head of a multi-award-winning Ofsted team discusses a project mapping childcare access in England.
At the 2023 Spring Budget, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced childcare system reforms to support working parents and boost growth.
Ofsted's Early Years Data and Analysis team launched a project to quantify neighbourhood-level access to childcare in England, addressing a significant evidence gap.
Realising there was a big gap in evidence on why and where parents were struggling – or managing – to access services
Author's summary: Ofsted team maps childcare access in England to inform policymakers.