In his leader’s speech at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool tomorrow (Wednesday 26 September), Jeremy Corbyn will announce his proposals for a ‘radical expansion and transformation of free universal childcare.’
The Labour leader will set out plans to introduce 30 hours childcare for all two-, three- and four-year-olds with no means testing, and phase in additional subsidised hours of childcare on top of these entitlements.
The additional hours would be free for families with incomes under £16,200 and £4 per hour for those with incomes above £66,000 a year.
Mr Corbyn will say that the current ‘patchy’ support for the early years is holding back too many parents and families, with Government childcare policy ‘free in name only’.
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