Rebecca pledges to tackle 'Cost of Childcare Crisis' for working families

Labour's plan for primary childcare guarantee and extension of free nursery hours to 3 and 4 year olds for working families

Rebecca said: “Families in Redditch are facing a cost of living crisis of David Cameron’s making. Whilst millionaires are getting tax breaks people here are suffering.

“Childcare is a key cause of the cost of living crisis for working parents and I’m pleased Labour has pledged to introduce these policies to make a difference to hard pressed mums and dads. A Primary Guarantee will make arranging quality before and after school care easier, and extending the free childcare offer from 15 to 25 hours will be worth over £1500 for parents of three and four year olds to help them pay their childcare bills”. 

Karen, mum of two from Church Hill said "I'm lucky because my mum and dad have the kids when I'm at work.  I can see why people do give up work though because of the cost.  When you're working just to cover the childcare costs and not having much left at the end of it, what's the point?  I think a lot of people would benefit from an increase in free childcare".

 Rebecca backs Labour’s plans to help working families cope with the rising cost of childcare.  Working people are £1600 worse off since the Conservative led government took over running the country.

Childcare is a huge expense for working parents, with families in Redditch  paying an average of £100 per week for 25 hours childcare. For some families this can be as much as having a second mortgage and can be a major barrier to getting into work and making ends meet.  

 

The government are not doing enough to help hard-working families in Redditch and I back Labour’s plans to guarantee wrap around childcare before and after school for primary school-aged children. This move will benefit around 5500 children and their families.

The next Labour government will also provide ten extra hours free childcare provision for working parents of three and four year olds, paid for by an increase in the Bank levy. This could help the parents of 4600 children across the County.