Childcare Champions: Ofsted Team's Insights for Policymakers
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.
- 30 hours of funded childcare for most working parents
- A policy retained by Labour since coming to power
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.