Labour’s Phillipson calls for end to childcare ‘tinkering’

The shadow education secretary said she wanted to ‘move away’ from the current system of providing free childcare hours.

Christopher McKeon
Thursday 09 March 2023 20:21 GMT
Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

A Labour government would completely overhaul Britain’s “broken” childcare system, the shadow education secretary has said.

Bridget Phillipson said she wanted to “move away” from the current system of free childcare provision, saying “bolting on” more hours would not solve problems of availability or affordability.

Speaking at an event hosted by centre-right think tank Onward, Ms Phillipson said: “What we need is not tinkering, but a bold and ambitious vision of how things can be better.”

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