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Letter to the Chancellor

24 March 2010

As the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling delivers the final budget of this parliament, Daycare Trust's Chief Executive Alison Garnham has written to him in advance of his announcement, calling for greater investment in childcare.

The letter applauds the steps taken in the Pre-Budget Report to protect spending on Sure Start and the early years' free entitlement, and acknowledges the commitment shown to early childhood education and care in recent years. It urges the chancellor to see that investment in early childhood education and care is an investment both in the future of our children, and also in parents who need affordable childcare in order to return to or remain in work. The recession should not derail momentum towards a world-class childcare system.

Daycare Trust is recommending further measures in three areas of the budget:

• Protecting and extending the free entitlement and making sure extended schools provide a genuine offer of wraparound childcare.
• Reforming the childcare element of tax credits.
• Taking further steps to improve the quality of childcare.

Read Daycare Trust's letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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