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Latest Research: ‘Make Childcare Make Sense’

To view our supporting film which features parents sharing their own views, please click here.

Childcare costs are a major driver of child poverty in the city and access to affordable and accessible childcare and early education is essential to tackling child poverty. It can support parents and carers to access paid work if they do not already, or to increase their hours, and so increase their household income. It is also crucial to improving the life chances of children from deprived backgrounds. The report looks through the eyes of parents of young children living on low incomes in London and finds that the current childcare system makes little sense. Funding entitlements are not accessible to families unless they can be used without having to pay ‘top ups’; are made flexible enough to meet individuals’ circumstances; and are inclusive for all children.

‘You know, you’re kind of making lots and lots of sacrifices to afford what essentially is a basic need to help our economy keep moving. Yeah, [the childcare system] just shuts people out of work’ [single mum 3-year-old]

The report also makes a series of recommendations which would move us towards a childcare system that really does make sense for families; that gives their children the best possible start in life and sets them on a path to financial stability and security. We believe that such a childcare system must be at the heart of national, city-wide, and local strategies to end child poverty.

As a first step towards universal provision, we recommend that Government provide 15 hours for all two-year-olds (currently only available to only disadvantaged 2-year-olds) and 30 hours for all 3- and 4-year-olds (the full 30 hours are currently only available to working parents). This entitlement should include children whose families have no recourse to public funds.
We are calling on the London Mayor to develop a child poverty strategy for London, that recognises childcare as a tool for reducing poverty and inequality in the city as well as an essential part of London’s infrastructure.
Local authorities should prioritise support for early years providers who can supply high quality early education and childcare in the areas with the highest levels of deprivation.

To capture the experiences of parents with young children in London, we conducted 16 interviews and received survey responses from over 70 parents across London in 2023.

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Bridging the Gap:
Why Accessible Childcare Can Reduce Child Poverty Across London

October 2023

Report on the Impact of ESDEG’s Services on SEND Children from ethnic minority backgrounds & low income households
during April 2022 to March 2023

March 2023

Flying Against
Gravity – The Lived
Reality of Poverty
in London

October 2021

Race, Poverty, and School Exclusions

October 2020

On The Edge: Life For Young Women on Low Incomes In London

October 2020

London’s VCS: Picking Up The Pieces

October 2018

Young Parents In London: Living With Precariousness

August 2018

Inner City Pressure: The voices of low income working families in inner London on the complex challenges they face

December 2016

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