Childcare Champions: Ofsted Team's Insights
The head of a multi-award-winning Ofsted team discusses a project to map childcare access in England.
At the 2023 Spring Budget, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced reforms to enable more parents to work, including 30 hours of funded childcare for most working parents.
A policy Labour has retained since coming to power last year.
Realizing the evidence gap on parents' access to services, Ofsted's Early Years Data and Analysis team launched a project to quantify neighbourhood-level access to childcare in England.
Author's summary: Ofsted team delivers essential childcare insights.