The think tank takes issue with the arguments put forward by Elizabeth Truss, the new childcare and education minister, who favours the Dutch model of childcare as a means of making childcare more affordable for parents.
The cost of a nursery place in the UK has risen by nearly six per cent in the last year. A family where both parents work and earn the average wage spend over a quarter of their net family income on childcare.
Reforms in the Netherlands have led to the deregulation of childminders and led to a relaxation of the adult-to-child ratios, so that carers can look after more children.
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